This Week in AI (Aug 29, 2025): GPT-5 lands, Gemini upgrades, EU AI Act deadlines hit, and Nvidia pushes robotics

TL;DR OpenAI shipped GPT-5, Google rolled out big Gemini upgrades (including new image editing and deeper “Live” capabilities), critical EU AI Act obligations for general-purpose AI took effect, and Nvidia’s Blackwell platform reached robotics developers while chip export talks re-entered the spotlight. OpenAI+1blog.google+1Digital StrategyBaker McKenzieNVIDIA NewsroomReuters OpenAI releases GPT-5: smarter across…

Building the Future of AI: Broadcom’s Jericho4 and the AI Networking Surge

Building the Future of AI: Broadcom’s Jericho4 and the AI Networking Surge AI’s explosive growth is testing infrastructure limits, and the spotlight is firmly on high-speed, secure interconnects—especially Broadcom’s groundbreaking Jericho4 chip. Jericho4: The Backbone for Distributed AI On August 4, 2025, Broadcom officially launched the Jericho4 Ethernet fabric router, designed…

AI Infrastructure Race: From Broadcom’s Jericho Chip to PCIe Gen 6 Interconnects

The AI hardware ecosystem is accelerating, with infrastructure innovations designed for speed, scalability, and efficiency. Broadcom’s Jericho4 Elevates AI NetworkingBroadcom’s recently unveiled Jericho4 chip is transforming data center connectivity. Built on TSMC’s 3nm technology, it supports high-bandwidth networking across up to 60-mile spans and secures data via hardware encryption. Each system can…

GPT-5 Launch, Google’s $9B AI Expansion, and New Risks in Medicine and Mental Health

Stay ahead with today’s most transformative developments in artificial intelligence. 1. OpenAI Unveils GPT-5: A New Era of Multimodal Intelligence On August 7, 2025, OpenAI officially launched GPT‑5, its most advanced large language model yet. Incorporating multimodal capabilities, GPT‑5 is now integrated into ChatGPT and available via API for free and premium…