The AllSpark team has released Iris-mini and Iris-pro, two open-source search agents built on Qwen models that lead benchmarks among open-weight models in their size classes. According to the paper, the training data and models also improved performance on tasks they were never trained for, including general tool use and office work.

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Between July 2024 and February 2025, Adobe recorded a 1,200% increase in traffic to U.S. retail websites from generative AI sources. That figure alone would be notable in any industry. For anyone tracking the broader shift toward automation and machine-led decision-making, it’s a signal of something larger than a marketing trend, it’s the early shape […]

When asked about unplanned pregnancies, AI chatbots regularly link to anti-abortion groups without disclosing their stance. In an AlgorithmWatch investigation of 270 responses from ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, and Claude, the anti-abortion organization Profemina appeared in 17 percent of answers. In Germany, the chatbots also sent users to Caritas for mandatory pre-abortion counseling, even though Caritas doesn't issue the legally required certificate.

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Artificial Analysis has released the "Search Index," a benchmark that rates search API providers for AI agents on quality, cost, and speed. Of seven providers tested with GPT-5.6 Luna, Parallel, Exa, and Firecrawl scored highest.

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Search behavior is changing. Buyers evaluating industrial robots, warehouse automation systems, machine vision platforms, and manufacturing software are increasingly turning to AI assistants like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity instead of relying exclusively on traditional search engines. These platforms summarize information from multiple sources. Practices described as Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), Answer Engine Optimization (AEO), AI […]