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The AI news for December 17th, 2025

Here are the details of the day's selected top stories:

Confrontation with Reality: New AI Benchmark OfficeQA
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Konfrontation-mit-der-Realitaet-Neuer-KI-Benchmark-OfficeQA-11117132.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Robot, make me a chair
Source: https://news.mit.edu/2025/robot-makes-chair-1216

Why figures on the water consumption of data centers are often misleading.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Warum-Zahlen-zum-Wasserverbrauch-von-Rechenzentren-oft-irrefuehrend-sind-11116970.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

VS Code disables IntelliCode in favor of the paid Copilot
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/VS-Code-deaktiviert-IntelliCode-zugunsten-des-kostenpflichtigen-Copilot-11115668.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

The AI news for December 16th, 2025

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AGI by 2028: Google DeepMind sees a 50 percent chance.
Source: https://www.all-ai.de/news/news24/agi-50-deepmind

We’re publishing an AI playbook to help others with sustainability reporting.
Source: https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/sustainability/ai-playbook-sustainability-reporting/

Can one still trust AI answers at all?
Source: https://www.heise.de/-11114709?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Nvidia bulks up open source offerings with an acquisition and new open AI models
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/15/nvidia-bulks-up-open-source-offerings-with-an-acquisition-and-new-open-ai-models/

The AI news for December 15th, 2025

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Current AI models master the demanding CFA Financial Analyst exam.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/aktuelle-ki-modelle-meistern-anspruchsvolle-finanzanalysten-pruefungen-cfa/

Open-source model LongCat shows: Good image AI also works without a flood of parameters.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/meituan-veroeffentlicht-longcat-image-effizientes-6b-modell-fordert-ki-riesen-heraus/

Adobe integrates Photoshop, Acrobat, and Express directly into ChatGPT's user interface.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/adobe-integriert-photoshop-acrobat-und-express-direkt-in-die-benutzeroberflaeche-von-chatgpt/

Grok is spreading misinformation about the Bondi Beach shooting.
Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/844443/grok-misinformation-bondi-beach-shooting

The AI news for December 14th, 2025

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For 1.6 billion: Intel will probably acquire SambaNova.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Intels-Uebernahme-von-SambaNova-fuer-1-6-Milliarden-wohl-kurz-vor-Abschluss-11114449.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

The U.S. government wants to prevent AI regulation by individual states.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/US-Regierung-will-KI-Regulierung-durch-einzelne-Bundesstaaten-verhindern-11114371.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Less is more: Individual AI models can defeat networked AI agents.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/weniger-ist-mehr-einzelne-ki-modelle-koennen-vernetzte-ki-agenten-schlagen/

Skills system discovered at OpenAI: ChatGPT is to solve tasks more efficiently with modules.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/skills-system-bei-openai-entdeckt-chatgpt-soll-aufgaben-mit-modulen-effizienter-loesen/

The AI news for December 13th, 2025

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Enabling small language models to solve complex reasoning tasks
Source: https://news.mit.edu/2025/enabling-small-language-models-solve-complex-reasoning-tasks-1212

Runway introduces the first 'General World Model' and expands Gen-4.5 with new features.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/runway-stellt-erstes-general-world-model-vor-und-erweitert-gen-4-5-um-neue-funktionen/

New Pangram 3.0 AI text detector should be almost error-free.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/neuer-pangram-3-0-ki-text-detektor-soll-fast-fehlerlos-sein

Parents call for New York governor to sign landmark AI safety bill
Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/844062/parents-call-for-new-york-governor-to-sign-landmark-ai-safety-bill

The AI news for December 12th, 2025

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ChatGPT-5.2 is here: Why this update changes everything.
Source: https://www.all-ai.de/news/top-news24/chatgpt-5-2-release

OpenAI partnership: Create your own Disney films with Sora starting in 2026.
Source: https://www.all-ai.de/news/top-news24/openai-disney

Google introduces new deep-research agents and a new AI API.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/google-stellt-neuen-deep-research-agenten-und-neue-ki-api-vor/

FACTS-Benchmark: Even top AI models struggle with the truth
Source: https://the-decoder.de/facts-benchmark-auch-top-ki-modelle-kaempfen-mit-der-wahrheit/

The AI news for December 11th, 2025

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Why the Pentagon is suddenly relying on Google Gemini.
Source: https://www.all-ai.de/news/top-news24/google-pentagon

Deepseek is supposed to use thousands of smuggled Nvidia chips for AI training.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/deepseek-soll-tausende-geschmuggelte-nvidia-chips-fuers-ki-training-nutzen/

Meta plans a closed AI model 'Avocado' and breaks with its open-source line.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/meta-plant-geschlossenes-ki-modell-avocado-und-bricht-mit-seiner-open-source-linie/

Google launches managed MCP servers that let AI agents simply plug into its tools
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/10/google-is-going-all-in-on-mcp-servers-agent-ready-by-design/

The AI news for December 10th, 2025

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OpenAI, Anthropic, and more: 'Big AI' will create a common standard for AI agents.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-anthropic-und-mehr-big-ai-will-gemeinsamen-standard-fuer-ki-agenten-schaffen/

Google anchors Gemini as the core of Android XR and plans AI glasses.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/google-verankert-gemini-als-kern-von-android-xr-und-plant-ki-brillen/

Devstral 2: Mistral AI releases new open AI models for programming.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/devstral-2-mistral-ai-veroeffentlicht-neue-offene-ki-modelle-fuer-programmierung/

India proposes charging OpenAI, Google for training AI on copyrighted content
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/09/india-proposes-charging-openai-google-for-training-ai-on-copyrighted-content/

The AI news for December 9th, 2025

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A looming infrastructure collapse: Why OpenAI and Microsoft are losing power.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/infrastruktur-kollaps-droht-warum-openai-und-microsoft-der-strom-ausgeht/

Department of Commerce approves Nvidia H200 chip exports to China
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/08/department-of-commerce-may-approve-nvidia-h200-chip-exports-to-china/

Rnj-1: Transformer pioneer Vaswani introduces a new coding model.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/rnj-1-transformer-pionier-vaswani-stellt-neues-coding-modell-vor/

China's AI training in Kenya: WhatsApp groups replace the employment contract
Source: https://the-decoder.de/chinas-ki-training-in-kenia-whatsapp-gruppen-ersetzen-den-arbeitsvertrag/

The AI news for December 8th, 2025

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Study: The federal administration should rely on in-house developments for generative AI.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Studie-Bundesverwaltung-soll-bei-generativer-KI-auf-Eigenentwicklungen-setzen-11105571.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Complex AI agents are still overhyped in everyday work according to the study.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/komplexe-ki-agenten-sind-laut-studie-im-arbeitsalltag-noch-overhyped/

Perplexity introduces a security system against prompt-injection attacks on browser agents.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/perplexity-stellt-sicherheitssystem-gegen-prompt-injection-angriffe-auf-browser-agenten-vor/

Open-source AI GeoVista finds the locations where photos were taken via Zoom and web search.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/open-source-ki-geovista-findet-aufnahmeorte-von-fotos-durch-zoom-und-websuche/