Welcome to The AI Track's comprehensive monthly roundup of the latest AI news!
Each month, we compile significant news, trends, and happenings in AI, providing detailed summaries with key points in bullet form for concise yet complete understanding.
This page features AI News for March 2025. At the end, you will find links to our archives for previous months
Summaries presented here were created in collaboration with ChatGPT.
AI NEWS March 2025
Alibaba Launches QwQ-32B AI, Boasting Reinforcement Learning Breakthroughs Over Competitors
Alibaba unveiled its QwQ-32B AI model on March 6, 2025, rivaling DeepSeek and OpenAI, reflecting China’s $52B AI push and rising market confidence.
OpenAI Introduces Premium AI Agents at $2K, $10K, & $20K Tiers
OpenAI launches premium AI agents across three pricing tiers, integrating Deep Research and GPT-4.5 to revolutionize automation and decision-making.
Google Adds ‘AI Mode’ to Search
Google launches AI Mode to provide an AI-powered search experience with diverse, interactive results that enhance user decision-making.
The Turing Award Honors 2 AI Pioneers for their Work on Reinforcement Learning
A 2025 Turing Award recognizes the pioneering reinforcement learning contributions of Dr. Andrew Barto and Dr. Richard Sutton, transforming modern AI.
Amazon Introduces Nova: Next-Gen Hybrid and Multimodal AI to Compete with GPT-4
Amazon unveils Nova, a suite of AI models combining hybrid reasoning and multimodal features for cost-effective, high-performance applications.
Cohere Introduces Aya Vision: Multilingual AI Unlocks Visual Understanding in 23 Languages
Cohere’s Aya Vision 8B and 32B AI models excel in multilingual vision-language tasks, using synthetic data, model merging, and Pixel Shuffle compression. Open weights, benchmarks, and WhatsApp integration enable global applications.
OpenAI’s NextGenAI Consortium Accelerates AI Research and Education
OpenAI’s NextGenAI consortium provides $50M to 15 institutions for AI-driven research and education, targeting rare disease diagnosis, AI fluency, and historical preservation, while navigating funding challenges.
OpenAI Launches GPT-4.5: Enhanced Capabilities But Not a Frontier Model
OpenAI released GPT-4.5 on February 27, 2025, emphasizing improved usability and accuracy over GPT-4, though it falls short of frontier model status. Integration with Azure AI Foundry and a GPT-5 roadmap signal broader AI advancements.
Alibaba Releases Wan2.1 Free AI Video Generation Tool
Alibaba has released its Wan2.1 series AI models for free via Alibaba Cloud and Hugging Face, sparking global competition.
Amazon Releases Alexa+ with Advanced AI Features
Amazon introduces Alexa+, an AI-enhanced voice assistant providing personalized interactions, expanded functionalities, and integration with various services.
