OpenAI to Charge Up to $20,000/Month for AI Agents 💰

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OpenAI investors have been told the company plans to charge as much as $20K monthly for PhD-level research agents, possibly reshaping the AI services market.

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Here's what's new today in the Horizon AI

• OpenAI Plans to Charge $20,000/Month for PhD-Level AI Agents

• Google Introduces New ‘AI Mode’ for Search

• AI Tutorial: Colorize black and white photos using AI in Canva

• AI Tools to check out

• The Latest in AI and Tech 💡

• AI Findings/Resources

AI News

OPENAI

OpenAI Plans to Charge $20,000/Month for PhD-Level AI Agents

According to a report by The Information, OpenAI is developing premium-priced AI agents designed as direct replacements for highly paid specialists.

Details:

• OpenAI will introduce these AI agents in three tiers: basic agents for "high-income knowledge workers" at $2K/month, developer agents at $10K/month, and PhD-level research assistants at $20K/month.

• Basic agents would handle tasks like evaluating sales leads, developer agents would assist experienced programmers with coding, and the top-tier agents would tackle complex scientific research questions.

• OpenAI expects these agents to contribute up to 25% of its total revenue, but despite the high pricing, the company doesn’t expect to reach profitability until 2030.

It’s unclear when these agentic tools might launch or which customers will be eligible to purchase them, but OpenAI is betting big that these AI assistants will generate enough value to justify the price tag as the company continues to face challenges in building a sustainable business model.

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GOOGLE

Google Introduces New ‘AI Mode’ for Search

Google is doubling down on bringing AI to Search with an expansion of its AI Overviews and a new experimental 'AI Mode'.

Details:

• Enhanced by Gemini 2.0, AI Overviews will now handle more complex queries, including coding, advanced math, and reasoning tasks, offering faster and more detailed answers.

• Currently in testing, AI Mode is designed to let users ask complex, multi-part questions and follow-ups to explore topics more deeply within Google Search. It can break down complex subjects, compare options, analyze pros and cons, and provide deeper insights by pulling from multiple sources.

• AI Mode is rolling out this week to Google One AI Premium subscribers and is accessible via Search Labs.

Google is looking to take on services like Perplexity AI and OpenAI’s ChatGPT Search, which are steadily growing in popularity with their own takes on AI-assisted browsing.

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AI Tutorial

Colorize black and white photos using AI in Canva

1. Open Canva on your browser or your mobile app to access for free

2. On the Canva Dashboard, select “Create a design” on the top right corner. choose your dimensions and then finally tap on “create new design.” A new screen will appear with a clean canvas.

3. Upload your black and white image and click on it.

4. Then, go to “Apps” at the bottom left corner, scroll down to find “Colorify,” and select it.

5. Wait for a few seconds, and your black and white image will be colorized.

6. You can adjust its saturation and hues by tapping on the image and selecting “Edit image” at the top left of the screen.

7. Once you're done with the edits, download your image.

AI Tools to check out

⚡ Coval: Helps developers build reliable voice and chat agents faster with seamless simulation and evals.

🚀 Pointer: AI editing co-pilot for Google Docs.

👉 Quadratic AI: A modern spreadsheet with native AI, code, and data connections built-in.

🔍 Sharbo: AI-powered dynamic market intelligence.

🧱 Bricks: AI spreadsheet that does the work for you. No more formulas. No more hours of data cleanup — just answers.

AI Findings/Resources

🏛️ The government knows AGI is coming

🤔 The questions ChatGPT shouldn’t answer

💡 How AI has forever altered innovation

👀 AI’s empathy tightrope: Balance or bust?

The latest in AI and Tech

Former social media website Digg is being revived thanks to its founder, Kevin Rose, and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian

The new platform will compete with Reddit and others and plans to use AI to help moderators and users build community online.

Taco Bell showcases its "Byte by Yum" AI-powered tools for restaurant managers

Taco Bell says its AI isn’t meant to cut labor costs but to free up employees for other tasks.

Prime Video tests AI-powered dubbing in English, Spanish

Prime Video is experimenting with AI-assisted dubbing for select licensed movies and TV shows. The test will feature AI-assisted dubbing services in English and Latin American Spanish, combining AI with human localization professionals to 'ensure quality control.

Anthropic presents AI policy suggestions to the White House

The company hopes its recommendations will help develop a national AI policy that it says will “better prepare America to capture the economic benefits” of AI.

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