How is everyone finding the new ChatGPT-5?

A great piece we've found and looked at in our spotting AI content cohort session today - https://www.cnet.com/pictures/ai-or-not-ai-can-you-spot-the-real-photos/ - a great list of examples of different images, both authentic and AI generated, whilst also telling you what the giveaways are that its AI generated!

Deepseek’s new model is catching up to ChatGPT 👀

By far the best AI image up-scaler I have ever used!

Whilst finding the best media for an upcoming presentation, this tool was able to increase the image's quality by 8x through the use of AI.

Try it for yourself here: https://www.upscale.media/upload

Here’s a breakdown of a wide range of terms and abbreviations that get used in relation to AI.

Mira Murati’s stealth AI startup just raised $2 billion—before even launching.

👇👇👇

https://www.wired.com/story/thinking-machines-lab-mira-murati-funding

A slightly newer/more recent AI tool we've been looking into in more detail is Manus.

It is an incredibly powerful, multi-purpose AI agent that can handle complex tasks, such as:

• Combining research with content creation

• Create you a website 

• Build your very own Chrome extension

Above I've attached a screenshot which shows Manus actively conducting research right before you whilst generating a presentation.

We'll be putting together a live session taking a deeper look into Manus in the coming days.

Afternoon everyone.

Just so you're aware, the recordings of our first 2 cohort sessions have been published in the Academia program, so if there's anything you've been wanting to rewatch or catch-up on you can! I've attached links to each session below:

Foundations, Mindset shift, Research strategies, and a comparison of ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, and Copilot

AI-powered business forecasting, AI-powered project management, and tips to overcome the AI overwhelm