Welcome back to Daily AI Skills.

Here’s what we are covering today:
1. OpenAI launches GPT 4.1
2. Google Dolphin Gemma
3. Ilya Sutskever’s SSI - The most valuable startup

+ GPT 4.1 Prompting Guide by Open AI

GPT 4.1 - A Pre-Cursor to OpenAI’s Agentic Software Engineer?

OpenAI has launched GPT-4.1, a new family of models designed specifically for developers, available exclusively via API. These models bring major upgrades in coding skills, instruction adherence, and can handle up to 1 million tokens of context.

Key highlights:

• The lineup includes GPT-4.1, 4.1 mini, and 4.1 nano, all of which outperform GPT-4o in core development tasks.

• Each model supports 1M token context, enough to load 8 full React codebases, and they're also 26% cheaper than GPT-4o for common use cases.

• In real-world applications like frontend development, testers preferred GPT-4.1’s outputs over GPT-4o 80% of the time.

• Pricing is lower across the board, with GPT-4.1 nano being OpenAI’s fastest and most affordable model to date.

• GPT-4.1 sets new benchmarks in coding, instruction following, and long-context understanding—scoring 54.6% on SWE-bench, 38.3% on MultiChallenge, and 72.0% on Video-MME, outperforming GPT-4o across the board.

Read the full announcement by OpenAI here

Google’s DolphinGemma Decodes Dolphin Talk with Lightweight AI

Google’s DolphinGemma, a lightweight AI model based on Gemma, decodes dolphin vocalisations using decades of Wild Dolphin Project audio, enabling sound generation and analysis on Pixel smartphones.

The Details:

• DolphinGemma uses a 400M-parameter Transformer to process dolphin clicks and whistles, trained on 40 years of Wild Dolphin Project recordings.

• It generates realistic dolphin sounds and detects patterns, running efficiently on Pixel 6 and soon Pixel 9 devices.

• Integrated with CHAT, it supports real-time dolphin mimic detection, enhancing field research with minimal hardware.

• Set for open-source release this summer, it’s adaptable for other cetaceans, broadening bioacoustic research access.

Read the full research blog by Google here

SSI Raises $2B at $32B Valuation to Build Safe Superintelligence

Safe Superintelligence Inc. (SSI)—the AI startup co-founded by former OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever—has reportedly raised $2 billion at a $32 billion valuation, making it one of the most valuable startups just months after its launch.

Key points:

• The funding round was led by Greenoaks (contributing $500M), with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners and Andreessen Horowitz, according to the Financial Times.

• Reuters reports that Alphabet and Nvidia are also backing SSI, though their exact investment amounts are undisclosed.

• SSI is solely focused on developing superintelligence beyond human-level AGI, while prioritising safety above all else.

• Sutskever previously described their mission as climbing a “different mountain,” suggesting a novel path in AI research.

GPT 4.1 Prompting Guide by OpenAI

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