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MIT Technology Review published a "What's Next for AI in 2026" report that predicted increased adoption of Chinese open-source LLMs by Silicon Valley, a regulatory tug-of-war in the United States following President Trump's executive order, expanded use of chatbots in shopping and agentic commerce, continued LLM-assisted research breakthroughs (including AlphaEvolve), and escalating legal battles over AI liability.

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OpenAI was reported to have only 5 percent of ChatGPT's 900 million weekly users as paying customers and that most users were located in regions generating limited advertising revenue, raising concerns about the service's monetization.

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OpenAI lost senior researcher Jerry Tworek after nearly seven years; Tworek had been credited as a key contributor to GPT-4, ChatGPT, and the o1 and o3 reasoning models.

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Technology Innovation Institute (TII) of Abu Dhabi claimed its new Falcon H1R 7B reasoning model matched the performance of competitors up to seven times its size.

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Amazon opened an early-access web version of its Alexa Plus AI assistant for select users in the United States and Canada.

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https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/05/1130662/whats-next-for-ai-in-2026/

What’s next for AI in 2026

Our AI writers make their big bets for the coming year—here are five hot trends to watch.

technologyreview.com

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https://the-decoder.com/only-5-percent-of-chatgpts-900-million-weekly-users-pay-and-reportedly-most-arent-worth-much-to-advertisers/

Only 5 percent of ChatGPT's 900 million weekly users pay, and reportedly most aren't worth much to advertisers

OpenAI reportedly has an advertising problem as most ChatGPT users live in countries that generate little ad revenue.

the-decoder.com

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https://the-decoder.com/openai-loses-top-ai-researcher-jerry-tworek-after-seven-years/

OpenAI loses top AI researcher Jerry Tworek after seven years

Jerry Tworek, one of the key minds behind GPT-4, ChatGPT, and the o1 and o3 reasoning models, is leaving OpenAI after nearly seven years.

the-decoder.com

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https://the-decoder.com/abu-dhabis-tii-claims-its-falcon-h1r-7b-reasoning-model-matches-rivals-seven-times-its-size/

Abu Dhabi's TII claims its Falcon H1R 7B reasoning model matches rivals seven times its size

Abu Dhabi's Technology Innovation Institute says its new Falcon H1R 7B reasoning model can match the performance of competitors up to seven times larger.

the-decoder.com

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https://the-decoder.com/amazon-opens-alexa-plus-web-version-for-certain-users-in-early-access/

Amazon opens Alexa Plus web version for certain users in Early Access

Amazon has released the web version of its AI assistant Alexa Plus in early access for users in the US and Canada.

the-decoder.com

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