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My fellow AI explorers

Between the Super Bowl ads and the constant version-number ping-pong, I’m starting to feel like I need an AI just to track my other AIs. I’ve been diving into the latest benchmarks and testing interactive maps while dodging the literal "war" breaking out between Anthropic and OpenAI.

In today’s edition:

• 🗺️ Claude’s New Look: Interactive maps, recipes, and weather widgets.

• 💻 Codex vs. Opus: The showdown for the best coding and app-building model.

• 📺 AI at the Super Bowl: OpenAI brings ads to the free tier, and Anthropic brings the shade.

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Claude Interactive Response

Claude is breaking the "Wall of Text."

Anthropic is moving away from static text responses by integrating dynamic, interactive elements directly into the chat interface.

• Dynamic Widgets: Real-time maps, weather, and interactive recipe cards now pop up based on your query.

• Google Maps Integration: Found a ramen spot you like? One click takes you directly to directions.

• Customized UI: Instead of reading a list of ingredients, you get a clean interface with measurement toggles and images.

This is a massive shift in philosophy. For years, we’ve treated LLMs like sophisticated typewriters. Anthropic is betting that the future isn’t a chat box; it’s an "on-the-fly" app generator. Whether you’re looking for a dinner spot in Scottsdale or checking the forecast, Claude is building a custom UI for your specific needs in real-time.

🔮 Prediction: Within a year, the "chat" interface will be the background, not the foreground. We are moving toward "Intent-Based UI," where the AI generates a bespoke mini-app for every single result to maximize utility over readability.

Check out Claude’s new interface here

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GPT-5.3-Codex vs. Opus 4.6

The battle for the ultimate "App-Builder" is heating up.

OpenAI dropped GPT-5.3-Codex, and we put it head-to-head against Anthropic’s Opus 4.6 to see who builds a better Death Star (and a better ocean).

• Visual Fidelity: While Codex is 25% faster, Opus 4.6 took the win on visual prompts, rendering a 3D ocean wave simulator with realistic light reflections.

• Developer Stamina: Codex 5.3 can now work for days on a single project without losing context of the codebase.

• Speed vs. Polish: Codex feels like the pro tool for long-term dev work, while Opus is the king of "make it pretty and do it now."

The results are staggering. We asked both to render the Death Star over LA. While Codex was technically proficient, Opus actually understood the "vibe" of LA—palm trees, skyline, and all. However, if you're a developer working within a massive existing codebase, the 25% speed boost and massive context window of Codex 5.3 are hard to ignore.

🌍 Takeaway: Use Opus for rapid prototyping and front-end "wow" factor. Use Codex for heavy-duty engineering where you need the model to remember 10,000 lines of code across a 48-hour sprint.

Read about GPT-5.3-Codex here

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AI Super Bowl Ads

AI has officially hit the mainstream—and it brought commercials.

The Super Bowl was a "coming out" party for AI, but it also highlighted a growing divide in how these companies want to make money.

• OpenAI Ads: Free-tier users in the US are now seeing clearly labeled ads, a move that’s sparked plenty of debate.

• Anthropic’s Counter-Attack: Anthropic released a series of "poking fun" ads at the Super Bowl, mocking the idea of an AI assistant trying to sell you a discount code mid-sentence.

• The Mainstream Moment: From Pika-style video effects to robots, AI was the undisputed star (and producer) of the ad breaks.

Sam Altman was quick to defend the move, noting that ads are separated from the actual logic of the AI, but the "cringe" factor of a personal trainer AI trying to sell you a protein shake (as parodied by Anthropic) is a real fear for users.

💬 Use case: If you’re on a free plan, expect your "AI partner" to start looking a bit more like a "sponsored assistant." If you want the "pure" experience, the subscription war just got a lot more expensive.

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OpenAI just upgraded Deep Research to GPT-5.2, and it’s finally letting you play driver instead of just being a passenger. Here is how to get high-quality, targeted reports:

1. Toggle on Deep Research in the GPT-4o/5 selector.

2. Provide "Seed Links": Instead of just asking a question, paste 2-3 specific blogs or forums you trust (e.g., "Research the impact of solid-state batteries, specifically looking at data from AnandTech and Reuters").

3. Review the Plan: Deep Research now pauses to show you its "search plan." Don't skip this! Click "Edit" to remove sources you don't like or add specific questions.

4. Download the Interactive Report: The new reports include a side-bar table of contents and better data visualization.

💡 Pro tip: Use the new "App Integration" to connect your Google Drive. You can now ask Deep Research to write a report that combines web data with your own internal company documents.

Other Relevant AI News!

🍿 Perplexity launches Model Council, allowing Pro users to compare answers from GPT, Claude, and Gemini side-by-side in a single window.

🌊 Seedance 2.0 is the new Chinese video model making waves with hyper-realistic sloths that some say beat Google’s Veo.

🎬 Kling 3.0 just dropped, capable of generating 15-second product videos with multiple cinematic cuts and perfect character consistency.

📚 ElevenLabs releases a complete toolkit for creating full-length audiobooks with eerily lifelike narration.

📞 Expressive Agents from ElevenLabs can now detect human emotion in real-time, making customer service calls slightly less robotic.

Golden Nuggets

• 🗺️ Claude is becoming a "Swiss Army App" with interactive widgets that kill the boring wall of text.

• ⚔️ Opus wins on beauty, Codex wins on brains for long-term development workflows.

• 🏈 The AI "Smartphone Moment" is here, but it comes with a Super Bowl-sized price tag and ads.

Would love to hear your thoughts on Seedance 2.0! Send me your thoughts by replying to this email (yes, I read them all :)

Until our next AI rendezvous,

Anthony | Founder of Uncover AI