Published Date:
December 24, 2024

o3: OpenAI’s Bold Move to Combine Smarter Reasoning with Safer AI

Explore what's new with the o3 family and its deliberate alignment method for enhanced AI safety. Also this week: The Rest of Shipmas, Perplexity’s Latest Acquisition, Agentforce 2.0, EU’s €1.5 billion AI Factories, and more.
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Merry Christmas, everyone! 🎄

Here’s a special treat from our community member Antti—a fully AI-created video to spread some holiday cheer. (You’ll find his recipe at the bottom!)

This is also the final Lead with AI newsletter of 2024.

It’s been a wild, inspiring year of exploring together how AI can reshape the way we work, lead, and grow. The insights, discussions, and shared experiences from this community have been incredible and shaped every step of this journey. And thank you for being part of it all!

As we close out 2024, I’d love to hear from you—what’s been your favorite AI tip, tool, or moment from this year? Let me know in the reply, and I’ll include some highlights in our first issue of 2025.

That said, let’s dive into this week’s issue with news and inspirations for you to apply AI in your work, team, and organization:

  • “Your AI Team” Updates: ChatGPT with Notes and Notion, Gemini’s Fast Reasoning Model, Midjourney’s Moodboard
  • AI Implementation Case Study: Citigroup's Productivity Boosts
  • The Executive AI Brief: o3 is Betting Big on a New Method for AI Safety
  • Weekly Quick Hits: ChatGPT’s phone number, Perplexity’s Latest Acquisition, Agentforce 2.0, EU’s €1.5 billion AI Factories, and more.

And other interesting sharings from the ​Lead with AI PRO​ community.

ChatGPT

On Day 11 of Shipmas, OpenAI rolled out updates to its desktop apps, paving the way for a 'more agentic' ChatGPT. 

The app can now also read Apple Notes, Notion, and Quip with Advanced Voice Mode and Search features, which is really powerful for those using such tools to organize and produce content. 

You can use the Option+Shift+1 shortcut to instantly pair ChatGPT with supported apps and the Option+Space shortcut to trigger instant access.

Gemini

Google debuts Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Mode, a new advanced reasoning-focused model to rival OpenAI’s o1. The model stands out with its speed and integrates a 'chain-of-thought' reasoning technique to address complex coding, math, and physics problems. (Watch a demo here and try it on Google AI Studio)

Midjourney

MidJourney's new Pinterest-like moodboards let users upload image collections to inspire personalized AI styles. Plus, you can now easily organize the work and set up multiple profiles for different projects. (Read details here)

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