🤯Baidu’s ERNIE 4.5 & X1 Challenge DeepSeek R1 & GPT-4.5

Happy Tuesday, AI & Data Enthusiasts! Baidu is ramping up competition with ERNIE 4.5 & X1, taking over DeepSeek R1 and GPT-4.5. Meanwhile, an OpenAI exec is venturing into AI-driven materials science, and xAI is expanding into video generation. Plus, we’re exploring the growing energy concerns - did you know an AI-powered Google search can consume 23-30 times more energy than a traditional one?

In today’s edition: 

🚀 ERNIE 4.5 & X1 take on DeepSeek R1 & GPT-4.5

🔬 OpenAI Exec Launches Materials Science Startup

🚀 xAI Acquires Hotshot for AI Video

🌍 Rising Concerns Over Impact & Transparency

- Naseema Perveen