AI News on December 8th

1. OpenAI Reportedly Prepares to Launch GPT-5.2 This Week

#OpenAI #GPT5.2 #Google #Competition

OpenAI is reportedly preparing to launch its latest AI model, GPT-5.2, as early as this week[citation:6]. The release, which may have been moved forward from later in December, is seen as a competitive response to the strong performance of Google's Gemini 3 model, which has topped several benchmark leaderboards[citation:6].

2. EU Reaches Political Agreement on Landmark AI Act

#EU #AIAct #Regulation #Landmark

After 36 hours of intense negotiations, the European Union has reached a political agreement on the AI Act, the world's first comprehensive regulatory framework for artificial intelligence[citation:7]. The landmark rules are designed to govern the full spectrum of AI, including foundational models like ChatGPT, with a focus on safety and fundamental rights[citation:7].

3. Google's DeepMind CEO Predicts AGI Within 5-10 Years

#Google #DeepMind #AGI #Prediction

Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, has reiterated his prediction that Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) could be achieved within 5 to 10 years[citation:10]. He described AGI as potentially the most disruptive moment in human history and emphasized the need to manage the existential risks associated with its development[citation:10].

4. Meta Strikes Deals with Major News Publishers for AI Assistant

#Meta #AI #News #Partnership

Meta has announced commercial agreements with major international news publishers, including Reuters, CNN, and Fox News[citation:2]. The deals will allow Meta's AI assistant to provide users with real-time, credible answers to questions about current events by directly citing the latest content from these sources[citation:2].

5. UK Regulator Scrutinizes Microsoft and OpenAI Partnership

#UK #CMA #Microsoft #OpenAI

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced it is gathering information from stakeholders to determine whether the partnership between Microsoft and OpenAI threatens competition in the UK market[citation:5]. In response, an OpenAI spokesperson stated that Microsoft's non-voting board observer seat does not grant it management authority or control over OpenAI's operations[citation:5].

6. Amazon's CTO Addresses AI Future for Developers

#Amazon #AWS #Developers #FutureOfWork

At the AWS re:Invent conference, Amazon CTO Werner Vogels stated that AI will not replace developers who continue to evolve[citation:2]. He outlined a framework for the "Renaissance Developer," emphasizing skills like systemic thinking and cross-domain vision, as the role shifts from pure coding to architecture and validation[citation:2].

7. Study Shows High AI Anxiety Among Young Americans

#AI #Jobs #Anxiety #GenZ

A new Harvard University youth poll reveals that 59% of Americans aged 18-29 believe AI will significantly hurt their job prospects, a concern that now surpasses fears over work outsourcing or immigrant competition[citation:2]. Despite this anxiety, over 30% of young people frequently use tools like ChatGPT[citation:2].

8. Micron to Exit Consumer Memory Market, Focus on AI Chips

#Micron #AI #Chips #Memory

Micron Technology has announced plans to stop selling memory products to consumers, choosing instead to focus its supply on meeting the booming demand from high-performance AI chips[citation:1]. This move highlights how the AI infrastructure boom is creating shortages in core components like memory[citation:1].

9. AMD CEO Denies AI Bubble, Emphasizes Innovation Race

#AMD #AI #Chips #Innovation

AMD CEO Lisa Su has again dismissed the notion of an AI bubble, stating that current worries are overblown[citation:3]. She emphasized that her real pressure comes not from competitors like NVIDIA, but from the need to drive faster innovation, asserting that the AI era has just begun[citation:3].

10. Global Internet Outage Highlights Infrastructure Risk

#Infrastructure #Cloudflare #Outage #Risk

A second major outage at internet infrastructure giant Cloudflare in as many weeks caused disruptions to platforms including X, ChatGPT, and LinkedIn[citation:2]. The incident has sparked serious concerns in the industry about the risks of a "single point of failure" in a global internet increasingly reliant on a few core providers[citation:2].