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Weekly AI Roundup, week March 17th 2025

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Sharon Sciammas

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OpenAI Launches Responses API for Advanced AI Agents

OpenAI has introduced the Responses API, enabling developers to create AI agents capable of performing web searches and file management tasks.

๐Ÿ”— https://www.theverge.com/news/627556/openai-ai-agents-responses-api-agents-sdk


Baidu, Inc. Unveils Ernie X1 AI Model

Chinese tech giant Baidu has launched Ernie X1, an AI reasoning model that rivals DeepSeekโ€™s latest model but is cheaper.

๐Ÿ”—https://www.yahoo.com/tech/china-puts-american-ai-industry-201334100.html


Opera Integrates AI Agent into Browser

Opera has unveiled a new AI agent called Browser Operator that can complete tasks for users across different websites, enhancing browsing efficiency and user experience.

๐Ÿ”— https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/03/opera-announces-a-new-agentic-feature-for-its-browser/


Google Unveils Wave of AI Innovations

Googleโ€™s latest Gemini 2.0 powering AI-driven search, mobile research, and multimodal agents, alongside open-source Gemma 3 models, quantum computing breakthroughs, and enterprise tools like Agentspace.

๐Ÿ”— https://gemini.google.com/updates


Alibaba Group Enhances AI Assistant 'Quark'

Alibaba has upgraded its AI assistant, Quark, with advanced reasoning capabilities, enabling it to handle complex tasks such as academic research, document creation, and travel planning.

๐Ÿ”—https://www.alibabagroup.com/en-US/document-1837325276262957056


Microsoft Showcases 140+ AI Agent Success Stories

Microsoftโ€™s latest blog update highlights over 140 businesses using AI agents to transform workflows.

๐Ÿ”— https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2025/03/10/https-blogs-microsoft-com-blog-2024-11-12-how-real-world-businesses-are-transforming-with-ai/


Salesforce Bets Big on AI Agent

Salesforce plans to invest $1 billion in Singapore over the next five years as it seeks to fuel the adoption of its AI agent development platform, Agentforce.

๐Ÿ”— https://www.salesforce.com/news/press-releases/2025/03/11/singapore-investment/


Google's Gemma 3 Model Enhances On-Device AI

Google has unveiled Gemma 3, a state-of-the-art AI model optimized for on-device performance. Designed to run efficiently on devices ranging from smartphones to workstations. Its architecture allows it to operate on a single GPU.

๐Ÿ”— https://blog.google/technology/developers/gemma-3/

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