Welcome to AI Brief episode 177, your essential daily update on the world of artificial intelligence! In this episode, we dive deep into Midjourney's highly anticipated first video model, V1, exploring how it transforms images into stunning 5-second clips, extendable to 20 seconds, and sets the stage for a future of open-world simulations.We discuss how its unique aesthetic truly holds to Midjourney’s popular image models, even without audio capabilities. Next, we uncover the crucial details from the OpenAI Files, an initiative by AI watchdogs detailing potential conflicts of interest, organizational structure, and governance failures at OpenAI. Plus, a groundbreaking MIT study reveals ChatGPT's concerning detrimental cognitive impacts on students, showing weaker brain activity and memory retention compared to traditional methods. This research highlights important tradeoffs of powerful LLMs and their potential costly impact on developing minds. We also cover Sam Altman's GPT-5 timeline for "sometime this summer" and Meta's aggressive talent acquisition spree. Stay tuned for a rapid-fire rundown of everything else happening in AI today, including new image editing models like Higgsfield Canvas, Google's new Search Live with AI Mode, YouTube's planned integration of Veo 3, and OpenAI's "Record Mode" for ChatGPT Pro. Finally, we spotlight today's trending AI tools such as Hailuo 02, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite, Adobe Firefly, Krea 1, and more. Don't miss this comprehensive AI news update!

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