LeCun Exits Meta

November 13, 2025

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Welcome back! 🚀 This week, OpenAI is making AI more personal with GPT-5.1, while AI pioneer Yann LeCun makes a bold exit from Meta to forge a new path in AGI. We're also seeing Google's DeepMind AI learn autonomously, and a new model from China's Moonshot AI is challenging US dominance. From AI-powered storytellers for kids 🧸 to Anthropic's AI programming a robot dog 🤖, the future is unfolding fast. Dive in to discover the latest tools and explore a booming AI job market! 👇

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📰 AI News & Updates

Stay informed with the latest advancements and trends in artificial intelligence. This section covers major developments, groundbreaking research, and noteworthy events that are shaping the AI landscape. From new technologies to regulatory changes, we've got you covered with the most relevant updates.

AI Pioneer LeCun Exits Meta, Launches Startup to Redefine AGI Path LeCun's departure signals a profound AI strategic divergence as Meta pivots to products and he pursues world models.

OpenAI GPT-5.1 Pivots: AI Becomes Personal With Warmer, Custom Interactions OpenAI's GPT-5.1 elevates user experience with deeply customizable personalities, adaptive reasoning, and a warmer, more natural AI.

Google DeepMind AI Learns Autonomously, Mastering Diverse Digital Worlds. DeepMind's SIMA 2 autonomously learns and adapts across diverse digital worlds, moving closer to human-like general intelligence.

Chinese Moonshot AI Outperforms OpenAI, Anthropic, Challenges US Dominance Moonshot AI's Kimi K2 Thinking model tops US rivals, proving advanced AI can be built at a fraction of the cost.

Google Gemini Live Transforms AI Interactions: Natural, Expressive, Customizable Gemini Live blurs the line between human and AI with expressive voices, personalized accents, and dynamic, real-world conversational practice.

Anthropic Pours $50 Billion Into US Data Centers for Next-Gen AI Beyond the cloud: Anthropic's $50 billion US data center build-out secures its future in the AI arms race.

Anthropic's Claude AI Programs and Controls Robot Dog, Bridging Digital to Physical Project Fetch showcases Claude empowering novices to program complex robots, democratizing robotics and accelerating physical AI.

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🔨 Featured AI Tools of the Week

Discover the latest and greatest in AI tools! Each week, we spotlight a selection of innovative tools that can help streamline your workflows, enhance productivity, or spark creativity. Whether you're a developer, a business leader, or just an AI enthusiast, you'll find something valuable here.

MakeMyTale: MakeMyTale is an AI-powered platform where children can generate unique stories, complete with audio and video, and share them with friends and family.

Sound AiSleep: Sound AiSleep is an app that creates personalized kids' audiobooks narrated by your own voice. Record a short sample to clone your voice and enjoy stories.

Koteshen: Invoicing tool for freelancers and small businesses, simplifying estimates and payments.

Chatbase: Chatbase is the complete platform for building and deploying AI support agents for businesses, designed to deliver magical customer experiences.

JibeWith: JibeWith is an AI tool that simplifies writing online media content, helping users connect with their audience through AI-generated content tailored to target demographics.

Humata: AI-powered PDF analysis and Q&A tool. Ask questions, get cited answers from your documents.

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💼  Remote AI Jobs & Opportunities

Looking for your next career move in the AI sector? This section highlights the most exciting remote job openings and career opportunities in the field of artificial intelligence. From tech giants to promising startups, explore positions that match your skills and interests.

Engineering

Principal Backend Engineer @ Becoming Human: Artificial Intelligence Magazine: Becoming Human: Artificial Intelligence Magazine is a publication exploring AI, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Big Data, and their impact on humanity.

Mobile Engineer @ Rapha: Rapha is a recruiting platform that captures culture fit and hard skills from applicants through audio responses, moving beyond resumes and LinkedIn profiles.

Sales

Sr. Account Executive - Defense & Federal @ Legion: Legion is an AI agent orchestration platform for high-stakes government and enterprise teams, automating operations with full auditability and human oversight.

B2B Sales Representative @ SlidesGPT: SlidesGPT is an AI PowerPoint Generator that creates engaging slideshows from text, PDFs, or prompts, trusted by millions to quickly generate professional presentations.

Operations

General Application @ Reveal Technology: Reveal Technology is an AI-powered defense and public safety company that builds products to improve and accelerate human decisions at the tactical edge.

Science

AI Trainer - Advanced Python Developers (US) @ Prolific: Prolific is a self-serve platform connecting researchers and AI developers with over 200k active participants to gather high-quality human data for AI training, evaluation, and research.

Design

UX / UI Development Intern @ Kaimix: Kaimix is an AI-powered music creation tool enabling users to craft unique songs by inputting lyrics and melodies with their voice, no instruments needed.

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