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The AI war between Google and OpenAI has never been more heated

Potentially groundbreaking AI releases have been coming in fast, sending experts’ heads spinning.

Gemini 2.0 Flash: A test version of Google's AI model with faster response times, built for interactive experiences using multiple types of input and output. "I can't remember this much of a flood of December releases from anyone, I'd expect people to be quieting down a bit for the holidays," said independent AI researcher Simon Willison in a conversation with Ars Technica. As one fun example, I read an article about a recent social media panic—an academic paper suggested that black plastic utensils could poison you because they were partially made with recycled e-waste.

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