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The world's most advanced AI model is here

PLUS: Microsoft copilot now has a MacOS app.

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Jafar Najafov
February 28, 2025 • Read this in 8 minutes

AI is already in your life, you just don’t notice it.

  • Netflix recommends your shows

  • Google finishes your searches

  • Your bank flags suspicious transactions

If you use a smartphone, you use AI every day.

In today’s post:

  • OpenAI: GPT-4.5 Orion model

  • Figure: Alpha testing for humanoids will start in 2025

  • Microsoft: Copilot app in MacOS

  • Trending AI tools

What’s Trending Today

OpenAI

OpenAI has launched its newest AI model, GPT-4.5 (code-named "Orion"), and it's…kind of a mixed bag. It’s bigger, smarter, and supposedly more emotionally intelligent. But it’s also ridiculously expensive to run and might not be as groundbreaking as people expected.

Here’s the quick rundown:

  • Bigger but not necessarily better: GPT-4.5 is OpenAI’s largest model yet, trained on a massive amount of data and computing power. But some AI benchmarks show it’s not leading in reasoning tasks.

  • Who gets access? Right now, only ChatGPT Pro ($200/month) and paid API users can use it. ChatGPT Plus and Team users will get it next week.

  • Performance trade-offs: It’s more accurate on factual questions and makes fewer mistakes, but on complex reasoning tasks, other models (like Claude 3.7 and DeepSeek R1) are catching up or even outperforming it.

  • Crazy expensive: OpenAI is charging $75 per million input tokens (about 750,000 words) and $150 per million output tokens—way pricier than GPT-4o, which costs just $2.50 and $10, respectively.

  • Future of AI? This release shows that simply scaling up AI models might not be the game-changer it once was. OpenAI’s next big step? Merging its GPT and “o” reasoning models for a more powerful GPT-5.

Here’s what I think:

GPT-4.5 is impressive but also a reality check. AI isn’t improving as fast as it used to just by throwing more data and computing at it. The real leap will come when models get better at reasoning, not just processing. GPT-5 might be where things really start to change.

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Figure

Humanoid Robots in Your Home? Figure Plans to Test One in 2025

Robots doing your dishes and making your bed? It might not be as far off as you think. Figure, the Bay Area robotics startup, says it’s gearing up to test its humanoid robot, Figure 02, in real homes by late 2025. This is happening sooner than expected, thanks to its new AI system, Helix, which helps robots learn tasks faster.

Here’s what’s happening:

  • Home testing begins: Figure’s CEO, Brett Adcock, says they’ll start “alpha testing” Figure 02 in home settings later this year. But don’t expect a full rollout just yet this is still early-stage experimentation.

  • No more OpenAI partnership: Figure recently split from OpenAI and is now using its own AI models, like Helix, which helps robots understand visual and language input together.

  • Not just for chores: While home robots are exciting, most humanoid robot companies (including Tesla and Apptronik) are focused on industrial work first. Figure has already started testing at a BMW factory in South Carolina.

  • The bigger picture: Long term, these robots could help aging populations stay independent, but home environments are tricky—messy rooms, different floor types, pets, and unpredictable humans make things complicated.

Here’s what I think:

Getting robots into homes is a huge step, but it’s also a slow one. Factories are predictable, but homes? Total chaos. If Figure 02 can handle real-world homes, we might finally be on the path to useful household robots. But don’t hold your breath—this is still just the first step.

Microsoft

Microsoft Copilot Lands on Mac

Mac users, it’s finally here Microsoft just dropped a dedicated Copilot app for macOS. No more juggling browser tabs or relying on third-party apps. Now, you can access Microsoft’s AI chatbot in a standalone app, making it easier to draft emails, summarize documents, generate images, and more.

Here’s the rundown:

  • What’s new? Copilot, Microsoft’s AI assistant, now has a macOS app, giving Mac users a smoother experience than using it in a web browser.

  • Who can use it? You’ll need macOS 14.0 or later and an M1 chip or newer so older Macs are out of luck.

  • Copilot keeps expanding: Originally only on web browsers, Copilot later arrived on Android, iOS, iPadOS, Teams, and Outlook. This new app is the latest step in Microsoft’s AI push.

  • Free upgrades: Microsoft also made Voice (for language practice) and Think Deeper (for complex tasks) free for all users, powered by OpenAI’s o1 model.

Here’s what I think:

Microsoft is serious about making Copilot a must-have AI tool. A dedicated Mac app is a big step, but the real game-changer is how AI assistants integrate seamlessly into daily workflows. With AI tools becoming standard in both Microsoft and Apple’s ecosystems, we’re heading toward an era where AI isn’t just helpful it’s expected.

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