
With GPT‑6 Astra, invideo plans edits with greater precision, improves color correction and grading threefold, and produces 50 custom effects in one day.
A video editing startup has integrated a new AI model into its software to handle complex editing tasks while keeping human editors in control. The AI agent can now plan frame-level edits with greater precision, choose the right technical approach for color work, and create custom effects that remain adjustable. The improvements include a threefold increase in success rates for color-grading and color-correction tasks, which previously had very high failure rates, and the ability to produce dozens of custom effects in a single day. This matters because it reduces time spent on tedious technical work, allowing creative professionals to focus on storytelling and artistic decisions rather than frame-by-frame manual labor.
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OpenAI combines the Chat and Work modes into a single interface. Starting in December, Plus, Pro, and Business plans will share a common, token-based quota for ChatGPT and Codex. More complex models consume more of this quota, while simple instant chats do not count toward it. In practice, this is likely to result in a decline in ChatGPT’s quality for heavy users on lower-cost plans. The article OpenAI's upcoming chat-and-work merger in ChatGPT signals the end of all-you-can-prompt
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A biotech startup let an agent choose a gene therapy and successfully inject the treatment, offering a startling glimpse of the future of research labs.
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Images 2.6 brings faster image generation, GIF creation, more precise editing, and new API controls across ChatGPT, Codex, and the API.

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