From Google to the World: Highlights of AI News in the Third Week of April 2025
In the third week of April, AI-related news made major headlines. Google introduced the "thinking budget" concept, hosted Gemini Day in India, and reported a stellar financial performance.
1. Gemini 2.5 Flash Introduces the Thinking Budget Concept
The new model significantly enhances reasoning capabilities while maintaining speed and cost advantages. Its most exciting feature is the controllable thinking ability, allowing better understanding of prompts, decomposing complex tasks, and planning responses. In LMArena's Hard Prompts benchmark, Gemini 2.5 Flash performed exceptionally well, second only to Google’s own Gemini 2.5 Pro.
2. April 21–24: Dubai Assembly for AI
The event brought together global AI experts, policymakers, and business leaders to drive AI innovation and public collaboration, discussing the evolving role of AI in economic and societal contexts.
3. Chinese AI Video Startup Allegedly Restricts Political Content Generation
This move highlights increasing regulatory pressures on AI content generation, especially around politically sensitive topics.
4. April 24: Perplexity AI and Motorola Partnership
Perplexity AI teamed up with Motorola to integrate AI technology into the new Razr phone, introducing smart suggestion features.
5. April 25: OpenAI Launches a "Lightweight" Version of ChatGPT Research Tools
OpenAI introduced a lighter version of its deep research tools aimed at improving user experience. They also announced plans for an “open” AI model capable of calling on other cloud-based models for assistance.
6. April 25: AI Art Installation Debuts at Hay Festival, UK
British actor Stephen Fry’s AI-cloned voice was featured in an interactive installation called Vocalize at the Hay Literature Festival. The project explores creativity and ethical challenges in AI voice synthesis.
7. Google's First Gemini Day in India
Google celebrated its first Gemini Day in India, announcing that Gemini models have reached 350 million global users. However, public data shows that about 60% of the Indian population is still unaware of AI. Google emphasized its multilingual capabilities during the event.
8. Alphabet’s Q1 2025 Financial Report
Alphabet reported Q1 revenue of $90.23 billion and earnings per share of $2.81, leading to a stock price surge. Google Cloud’s revenue grew by 28%, and AI-powered search functionalities continued to strengthen.
That's the main AI news from the third week of April.
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