AI Power Plays: This Week’s Shake-Up

Billion dollar lawsuit, Baidu's low-cost AI model, Zoom's AI companion, & more

March 19, 2025

In this weeks news:

  • Judge Denies Musk’s Injunction Against OpenAI, Fast-Tracks Trial

  • Baidu Unveils Ultra-Low-Cost AI Models to Challenge GPT-4o

  • Zoom Expands AI Companion with Agentic Capabilities

  • Roblox Launches Cube 3D for AI-Generated Game Assets

A federal judge rejected Elon Musk’s request for a preliminary injunction against OpenAI’s structural changes but expedited the trial for this fall. Several of Musk’s claims were dismissed, while internal emails suggest he once sought to merge OpenAI into Tesla.

Musk sued OpenAI for prioritizing profits over its original mission, but OpenAI denies wrongdoing. With a rumored $40B SoftBank investment on the line, the trial’s outcome could significantly impact OpenAI’s future and the AI industry at large.

Source: Reuters

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Baidu launched ERNIE 4.5, an upgraded multimodal model with better reasoning, coding, and language skills, claiming it outperforms GPT-4o at just 1% of the cost. It also introduced ERNIE X1, a deep-thinking AI rivaling DeepSeek’s R1 at half the price.

With ERNIE 4.5 priced at $0.55 per million tokens, Baidu is driving an AI price war that could push Western competitors to lower costs. As China scales ultra-affordable AI, global access to advanced models is set to expand rapidly.

Source: Baidu

Zoom’s AI Companion now features advanced memory and reasoning, enabling it to identify and complete tasks across the platform. New tools include automatic task execution, meeting follow-ups, document generation, and calendar management.

Launching in April, a $12/month Custom AI Companion add-on will offer AI avatars, personal AI coaching, and more. As Zoom shifts to an AI-first strategy, these updates move it closer to CEO Eric Yuan’s vision of AI digital twins that can attend meetings on users’ behalf.

Source: Zoom

Roblox introduced Cube 3D, an open-source AI tool that generates 3D objects from text prompts, using native 3D data and "3D tokenization" for future 4D scene creation. Developers can create assets with simple commands like "/generate motorcycle," with image input support coming soon.

Alongside Cube 3D, Roblox enhanced its Studio suite with better performance, real-time collaboration, and new monetization tools. With 85M+ daily users, these AI-powered innovations are set to transform game development, making it faster and more accessible than ever.

Source: Roblox

In Other News

US stock futures edged up as investors braced for the Federal Reserve’s rate decision amid market volatility. Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq futures rose slightly, with the Fed widely expected to hold rates steady.

Traders will closely watch the central bank’s forecasts and Powell’s remarks for signals on future cuts. With economic growth concerns and trade tensions mounting, Wall Street remains on edge after recent sell-offs pushed major indexes into correction territory.

Source: Getty Images

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