This Week in AI – August 9, 2025

From smarter chatbots and lightning-fast AI video makers to effortless face swaps and open global chat platforms—all eyes are on the latest breakthroughs this week! OpenAI’s GPT-5 is now live for everyone, making ChatGPT more personal and powerful than ever. Elon Musk’s Grok Imagine brings creative AI videos to your phone in seconds, while Ideogram lets you swap faces or create consistent photo themes with a click. China’s Zhipu AI shakes up the field with a free, bilingual chatbot accessible worldwide.

Discover the top AI stories, simple guides, and direct links to try these innovations yourself—all in this issue.