OpenAI just launched o3-mini model

This one is pretty insane...more intelligent than o1 🤯

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Jafar Najafov
January 31, 2025 • Read this in 9 minutes

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The speed of AI innovation is terrifying.

In just 2 years, AI went from clunky chatbots to replacing junior employees in writing, design, and coding.

By 2030? Entire industries will be unrecognizable.

If you're not adapting, you're already behind.

In today’s post:

  • OpenAI: o3-mini models

  • Meta turns solar

  • Apple: Tim Cook on DeepSeek

  • Trending AI tools + more AI news

What’s Trending Today

OPENAI

The new o3-mini model is sick 🔥

OpenAI just launched o3-mini, a small but mighty AI model designed to be faster, smarter, and more efficient. If you’re into coding, math, or science, this update is worth checking out.

Competition Math (AIME 2024) from OpenAI

Here’s what’s new and interesting:

  • Faster and More Accurate: o3-mini matches or outperforms its predecessor (o1-mini) while delivering quicker responses.

  • Smarter for Developers: Now supports function calling, structured outputs, and adjustable reasoning levels (low, medium, high).

  • More Messages, More Flexibility: ChatGPT Plus and Team users now get 150 messages per day (up from 50).

  • Search for Real-Time Answers: o3-mini can fetch up-to-date info with source links.

  • Free Users Can Try It: For the first time, a reasoning model is available to free-tier users in ChatGPT.

AI is getting sharper and cheaper, and OpenAI is making sure more people can access it. Whether you're writing code, solving math problems, or testing AI’s reasoning, o3-mini makes it easier.

Here’s what I think: Each breakthrough like this brings us closer to Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), where machines don’t just follow instructions but actually reason like humans. We’re not there yet, but we’re moving fast.

What do you think about this?

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META

Solar will save Meta and make it thrive

Meta is on a data center spending spree, and all that AI computing needs a massive amount of energy. While tech giants are eyeing nuclear power for the future, Meta is making a big bet on solar right now.

Here’s everything you need to know:

  • 595 Megawatts of Solar: Meta just signed a deal with Spanish developer Zelestra to add even more solar power in Texas.

  • Doubling Down on Renewables: This comes just weeks after a separate 200 MW solar deal with Engie.

  • $60 Billion for Data Centers: Meta is pouring huge investments into AI infrastructure, calling it a “strategic advantage.”

  • Nuclear Takes Too Long: While Meta is exploring nuclear options for the 2030s, solar can be deployed in just 18 months a must for its AI expansion.

The AI race isn’t just about building smarter models it’s also about who can power them the fastest. With Llama 4 in the works and billions flowing into infrastructure, Meta isn’t waiting for the energy grid to catch up.

Here’s what I think: AI computing is pushing energy demands to new heights, and tech companies will grab whatever power they can as fast as they can. Today, that means solar. But tomorrow? It could be a mix of nuclear, batteries, and whatever gets built the quickest.

APPLE

The Apple AI strategy

Apple CEO Tim Cook doesn’t throw around compliments lightly, but on an earnings call this week, he called DeepSeek’s AI models “innovation that drives efficiency.” That’s an interesting take—especially since DeepSeek is facing accusations of training its AI using OpenAI’s models without permission.

Here’s what’s going on:

  • Apple’s AI Approach: Apple runs simple AI tasks on-device (to keep things fast and private) and offloads complex tasks to the cloud through partners like OpenAI.

  • DeepSeek’s Big Claim: The Chinese AI lab says its models are cheaper and more efficient than American competitors—but OpenAI alleges it used unauthorized training data.

  • AI Boosting iPhone Sales? Not quite. Apple’s AI-powered features haven’t led to a surge in iPhone sales, though Cook says they performed better in regions where AI was available.

  • Apple’s AI Misstep – The company had to pause its AI news summaries after a major blunder—like falsely claiming a suspect in a high-profile murder case had shot himself.

Here’s what I think: Apple’s AI ambitions are still a work in progress. While DeepSeek is grabbing attention (for both good and bad reasons), Apple is moving deliberately and cautiously—which is very on-brand.

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