Tech Brew Ride Home Now It’s Amazon’s Turn To Invest In OpenAI
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Dec 17, 2025 OpenAI's ChatGPT is stepping up its game with faster, more precise image generation. Amazon is in talks to invest over $10 billion in OpenAI, potentially tying its commerce with AI technology. Coursera's acquisition of Udemy aims to enhance AI training for enterprises. Meanwhile, Waymo seeks to raise more than $15 billion as it plans expansion. In regulatory news, the U.S. threatens penalties against European tech firms, and Google introduces an AI assistant for personalized morning briefings, revolutionizing how we start our day.
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ChatGPT Images Improve Consistency
- OpenAI's image model now edits consistently across multiple changes, keeping lighting, people, and composition steady.
- The upgrade reduces common failures like confused chain edits and odd faces, making high-quality visuals more accessible.
Better Text, Crowds, And Cross-Image Edits
- The model also handles denser text, crowds of small faces, and cross-image transformations better than past versions.
- These improvements make complex edits like style blending and moving elements between images more reliable.
Ethics Remain Central
- The host flags ethical concerns about training data and impacts on professional artists even as capabilities expand.
- Listeners must reckon with what