OpenAI’s secret social network

Good morning, AI enthusiasts. OpenAI’s future may stretch beyond frontier models…to a social network riding ChatGPT’s wave of success.

The move could unlock much-needed real-time data for Sam Altman’s AI ambitions, however the query is: could OpenAI match the dimensions, engagement, stickiness, and broader cultural pull of X or Meta’s platforms?

In today’s AI rundown:

• OpenAI reportedly constructing social network

• Kling AI drops latest video and image models

• Construct a private data analyst with n8n automation

• AI models play detective in Ace Attorney

• 4 latest AI tools & 4 job opportunities

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

OPENAI

📱 OpenAI reportedly constructing social network

The Rundown: OpenAI is reportedly working on a social network that would leverage ChatGPT’s massive user base to tackle social media platforms like X and Meta—while giving Sam Altman and team with worthwhile real-time data for model training.

The small print:

• Based on sources cited by The Verge, OpenAI has created an internal prototype for a social feed that prominently features ChatGPT’s image generation capabilities.

• While the project remains to be in early stages, CEO Altman has been privately searching for feedback from outsiders on the potential of the service.

• It’s still unclear whether the social product shall be a standalone app, a ChatGPT integration, or if it would launch in any respect.

• Previously, Altman joked in response to Meta constructing an app for its assistant, saying, “okay nice, possibly we’ll do a social app.”

Why it matters: While OpenAI hasn’t confirmed these plans, a social network can be a strategic move that gives a continuous stream of user-generated, real-time data for training higher AI models. If the recent viral Studio Ghibli-style image trend is any indication, OpenAI could attract an unlimited user base almost overnight.

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KLING AI

🎥 Kling AI drops latest video and image models

The Rundown: Chinese AI startup Kling AI just released an enormous upgrades to its creative suite, launching KLING 2.0 Master for video and KOLORS 2.0 for images— with enhanced prompt adherence, more realistic outputs, and editing capabilities.

The small print:

• KLING 2.0 Master now handles prompts with sequential actions and expressions, delivering cinematic videos with natural speed and fluid motions.

• KOLORS 2.0 generates images in 60+ styles, adhering to elements, colours, and subject positions for realistic images with improved depths and tonalities.

• The image model also comes with latest editing features, including inpainting to edit/add elements and a restyle option to offer a special look to content.

• Individually, Kling’s recent 1.6 video model can also be being updated with a multi-elements editor, allowing users to simply add/swap/delete video from text inputs.

Why it matters: With ByteDance’s Seaweed model yesterday and now KLING 2.0, Chinese AI startups proceed their rapid advance in AI video generation. While formal comparisons to Western models like Veo and Sora needs more testing, early reactions suggest that KLING 2.0 is quickly narrowing the standard gap.

AI TRAINING

🤖 Construct a private data analyst with n8n automation

The Rundown: On this tutorial, you’ll learn methods to create n8n workflows that analyze your data from spreadsheets, databases, or other sources, and deliver insights on to your inbox.

Step-by-step:

1. Create a brand new n8n workflow and add an “On Chat Message” trigger node.

2. Add an AI Agent node connected to your chosen AI model (like OpenAI).

3. Connect data sources by adding Google Sheets or other database tools.

4. Add communication nodes like Gmail or Slack to deliver your evaluation results.

5. Configure the AI Agent’s system message with clear instructions about when to make use of each tool.

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AI RESEARCH

🕵️ AI models play detective in Ace Attorney

The Rundown: Researchers at UC San Diego’s Hao AI Lab just tested leading AI models on their ability to play Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, a well-liked video game where players must investigate crime scenes and solve cases.

The small print:

• The team tasked top models, including GPT-4.1, to play as Phoenix, who has to discover gaps within the case by matching witness statements and evidence.

• When tested, each OpenAI’s o1 and Gemini 2.5 Pro performed best with 26 and 20 correct evidences, reaching level 4, though neither fully solved the case.

• All other models struggled, failing to present even 10 correct pieces of evidence to the judge.

• Surprisingly, the latest GPT-4.1 underperformed, matching the months-old Claude 3.5 Sonnet with only 6 correct evidence identifications.

Why it matters: Games like Ace Attorney test a variety of AI capabilities, from visual understanding (identifying evidence) to long-context reasoning (cross-referencing) and decision-making (selecting when to present). It’s going to be fascinating to see how models evolve to handle more complex challenges in interactive decision-making.

QUICK HITS

🛠️ Trending AI Tools

• 🔎 Claude Research – Anthropic’s latest DeepSearch-like feature for Claude

• 🎥 Seaweed – ByteDance’s 7B-parameter video generation model

• 🧠 GPT-4.1 – OpenAI’s latest API-only model with 1M-token context window

• 📧 Notion Mail – Notion’s GPT-4.1-powered email client for Gmail

💼 AI Job Opportunities

• 🎥 Cresta – Video Lead

• 📚 Grammarly – Staff Product Manager

• 🤝 Perplexity AI – Recruiting Coordinator

• 📈 DeepL – Senior Growth Marketing Manager

📰 All the pieces else in AI today

OpenAI updated its Preparedness Framework, noting it might adjust safety requirements if rivals drop high-risk AI without similar guardrails amid a landscape shift.

OpenAI also added a brand new library tab in ChatGPT, allowing users (on each free and paid tiers) to access all their image creations from one single place.

xAI dropped a ChatGPT Canvas-like Grok Studio, allowing each free and paying users to collaborate with the AI on documents, code, reports, and games in a brand new window.

Cohere released Embed 4, a SOTA multimodal embedding model with 128K context length, support for 100+ languages, and as much as 83% savings on storage costs.

Google released Veo 2, its state-of-the-art video generation model, within the Gemini app for Advanced plan users, in addition to in Whisk and AI Studio.

Nvidia said in a filing that it expects to take a $5.5 billion hit from U.S. export license requirements for shipping its H20 AI chips to China.

Microsoft announced it’s adding computer use capabilities to Copilot Studio, enabling users to create agents able to UI motion across desktop and web apps.

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Rowan, Joey, Zach, Alvaro, Jason, and Shubham —The Rundown’s editorial team