Vogue Uses "AI Models" in Its August Issue 👠

Welcome to another edition of Horizon AI,

Vogue’s latest issue has sparked some debate by featuring “AI models” instead of humans in some editorial shoots. Meanwhile, OpenAI is preparing to release its long-awaited GPT-5 after many delays.

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Here's what's new today in the Horizon AI

• Vogue Features "AI Models" in August Edition

• OpenAI Set to Launch GPT-5, Its Most Advanced AI Yet

• AI Tutorial: Turns your docs into podcasts with AI hosts on your phone

• AI Tools to check out

• AI Findings/Resources

• The Latest in AI and Tech 💡

AI News

AI IN FASHION

Vogue Features "AI Models" in August Edition

Vogue's August issue is turning heads with its inclusion of AI-generated models alongside real fashion items in some of its editorial shoots.

Details:

• The magazine labels each AI-enhanced image with a warning explaining it was “produced with artificial intelligence,” alongside designer and producer credits.

• The AI model appears in an advertisement for Guess, standing out for its perfect proportions and flawless features, showcasing the season's latest couture and posing in stylized backdrops. However, it is not known exactly how much of the image was created using AI.

• The move has sparked some backlash online, with some readers expressing discomfort over the use of AI instead of real people.

But Vogue isn’t the first fashion powerhouse to embrace AI-generated models. Several major brands have already tested this trend in their campaigns — like Mango, which used AI "glam models" to promote its 2024 collection, and H&M, which created AI twins of real-life models to experiment with virtual marketing.

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OPENAI

OpenAI Set to Launch GPT-5, Its Most Advanced AI Yet

OpenAI is preparing to launch GPT-5 in early August, according to The Verge.

Details:

• OpenAI has been dropping hints about GPT-5 since 2023, but encountered several problems during its development, including persistent technical issues and exorbitant costs, which led to multiple delays.

• The company aims for the new model to combine the strengths of OpenAI’s various AI models, delivering more advanced capabilities in a single package that can adapt based on the request—eliminating the need for users to choose between different models or response modes.

• One area where the model reportedly stands out is in coding tasks, with early testers claiming it outperforms Claude Sonnet 4 in direct comparisons.

• It will reportedly be available in three versions: a standard release for ChatGPT and the API, a mini version for both platforms, and a nano version available only through the API.

Altman has heavily hyped this model, framing it as a major stepping stone toward building AGI. Expectations are high—and we’ll soon see whether it lives up to them.

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AI Tutorial

Turns your docs into podcasts with AI hosts on your phone

Google’s Gemini app now lets users generate and play AI-powered, podcast-style summaries of documents directly within the app on both Android and iOS.

1. Uploading a document or slide deck to Gemini on the mobile app (or the web) now triggers a “Generate Audio Overview” option.

2. After generating an Audio Overview, you can find the audio file in your chat or notification history.

3. Tap on the Audio Overview. Instead of redirecting you to a browser, the Gemini app now opens a dedicated audio player interface.

4. You can use the built-in controls to play, pause, rewind, or skip forward in 10-second increments, and adjust playback speed using the controls on the left side of the player.

5. Download the audio file directly from the player if you want offline access or prefer to listen later.

The AI podcast draws out key points, summarizes content, and explores connections between topics—providing a richer understanding than a simple text summary.

AI Tools to check out

💥 Naptha AI: a modular AI platform for autonomous agents that enables developers to build AI applications, conduct AI research, and more.

🌐 Comet: AI-powered browser that “thinks with you.”

🎨 Depositphotos: AI image generator.

📊 Modernbanc: Chat with your business finances, get answers, real-time dashboards and projections in seconds.

✅ Cekura: Monitor and test voice & chat agents.

AI Findings/Resources

🤔 Support group launches for people suffering "AI Psychosis"

👉 Why AI chatbots lie to us

🤖 Teens say they are turning to AI for friendship

💭 Anthropic's thoughts on America’s AI Action Plan

👀 AI For marketing: When to use it, when to lose it

The latest in AI and Tech

Alibaba introduces its most powerful open-source agentic code model

The new Qwen3-Coder-480B-A35B-Instruct is a Mixture-of-Experts model with 480 billion total parameters, 35 billion active per query, and a context window of up to 1 million tokens. It is designed to handle complex, multi-step coding workflows and can create full-fledged, functional applications.

It reportedly matches — and even outperforms on select benchmarks — leading proprietary models like Sonnet-4, and is available to try for free via Qwen Chat, Hugging Face, and GitHub.

UK signs deal with OpenAI

The UK government has announced a deal to use the startup's AI technology to boost productivity across public services.

The agreement could give OpenAI access to government data and see its systems used in education, defence, security, and the justice system.

Figma Make is now available for everyone

The prompt-to-app coding tool that Figma introduced earlier this year is now out of beta and no longer limited to full-access subscribers.

Elon Musk wants to revive Vine but with AI

Musk announced plans this week to bring back the legendary video-sharing app Vine in "AI form," without sharing any further details.

GitHub launches AI app builder in preview

The company’s new GitHub Spark lets developers build apps with simple prompts, using Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4 model to handle user requests and “build and deploy full-stack AI apps.”

It is now available in public preview for Copilot Pro+ subscribers.

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