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GROK IS HAVING A BABY 🍼

What’s new? Elon Musk has announced plans for “Baby Grok,” a kid-friendly version of his AI chatbot Grok.

What does this mean? Baby Grok will be developed by Musk’s xAI company and designed specifically for children, with a focus on safe, simplified, and educational interactions. It follows recent controversy over Grok’s content and comes on the heels of the launch of Grok 4, xAI’s more advanced model. Musk made the announcement via X (above), stating that the app will be dedicated to “kid-friendly content,” distancing it from earlier criticisms involving inappropriate dialogue and unfiltered responses.

Why is this important? This matters because AI is becoming part of daily life—even for kids—and parents are right to be concerned about what their children are exposed to. A version of Grok built with child safety in mind could offer a safer alternative for learning and exploration, especially if it avoids the pitfalls of earlier versions. Still, much will depend on how xAI enforces its safeguards.

OPENAI LLM WINS GOLD MEDAL AT MATH OLYMPIAD 🥇

What happened? An experimental OpenAI model has reached “gold medal-level performance” at the International Math Olympiad (IMO), solving five of six problems and earning 35 out of 42 points.

Want the details? The IMO is a globally renowned math competition for elite high school students, known for testing not just knowledge but deep problem-solving skill and creativity. OpenAI’s unreleased model, still in its research phase, successfully tackled complex algebra and pre-calculus problems typically reserved for some of the brightest young minds in the world. Only about 10% of human contestants earned a gold medal at this year’s event, making the AI’s accomplishment especially striking.

Why is this significant? This milestone signals that AI is advancing beyond tasks like pattern recognition or language prediction into the realm of structured, human-like reasoning. While the model isn’t being released yet, it points to a future where AI could assist with high-level math research or education, not just automate routine tasks.

DUCK-DUCK-GO ALLOWS USERS TO FILTER OUT AI IMAGES 📸

What’s new? Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo has introduced a new filter that lets users block AI-generated images from appearing in their image search results.

How does it work? To use the feature, users simply perform a search, navigate to the Images tab, and select the new “AI images” drop-down menu to toggle between “show” or “hide.” The filter can also be enabled in settings under “Hide AI-Generated Images.” It works by drawing on open-source blocklists like uBlockOrigin and the Huge AI Blocklist, helping cut down the flood of low-quality, AI-generated content—sometimes called “AI slop”—that’s cluttering the internet. While it’s not perfect, DuckDuckGo says it “significantly reduces” the presence of synthetic images.

Why does this matter? More and more users are growing frustrated by AI content overwhelming search results—especially when they’re looking for real photos. As AI-generated media grows, tools like this may help users reclaim control over their digital experience.

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