Time is of the essence. Now is a good time to see what could be coming down the pipeline this year for data and AI professions. Here are 15 predictions at the ready from experts across SAS: http://
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SAS Predictions 2026: 15 Expert Insights on Data and AI
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OpenAI Launches Vibe Coding Codex App for macOS
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BREAKING 🚨: OpenAI launched a dedicated Vibe coding Codex app for macOS. Codex also supports Skills and automations!
— 🚨 AI News | TestingCatalog (@testingcatalog) 2 février 2026
Everyone is a developer now 👀 https://t.co/Yw1mlpVinL pic.twitter.com/aj3jvZ8EzSBREAKING : OpenAI launched a dedicated Vibe coding Codex app for macOS. Codex also supports Skills and automations! Everyone is a developer now
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Gemini 3 Models Lead Chess Leaderboard with Rapid Improvement
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Also cool to see our latest Gemini 3 models at the top of the chess leaderboard – incredibly rapid improvement from when the benchmark first launched! Note all models still only play at weak amateur level so lots of improvement needed.
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AI Chatbots Linked to Delusions and Psychosis in Users
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When @ellenhuet and I were reporting our in-depth piece last year about the growing number of people experiencing delusions along with heavy chatbot use, we heard numerous experts have been getting these messages (and we read many of them). I’ve gotten them in my inbox, too. Peter Steinberger 🦞 (@steipete) If there’s anything I can read out of the insane stream of messages I get, it’s that AI psychosis is a thing and needs to be taken serious. — https://nitter.net/steipete/status/2018035483960369161#m
→ View original post on X — @rachelmetz, 2026-02-02 17:53 UTC
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Discussion on the Nature of Predictive AI Algorithms
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Ce sont des IA prédictives qui ont produit mes données, des robots logiciels comme toi mais avec des algorithmes moins dirigés…
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Replicate and Sourceful Partnership: 10% Discount on All Models
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We've collaborated with Sourceful to offer a 10% discount of all models for until 2/12. Try refsr for accurate product renders: http://
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Riverflow 2.0: New Image Editing Tool with Typography Control
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Introducing Riverflow 2.0 from @sourceful, on Replicate After topping the Artificial Analysis Image Editing leaderboard last October, Sourceful is back with their v2. Create production-ready brand imagery with font control and error-free product rendering.
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Claude Sonnet 5 Leak: Specs and SWE-Bench Score
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vertex AI just leaked "fennec" in an error log claude sonnet 5 reportedly drops tomorrow the rumored specs:
> 50% cheaper than opus 4.5
> still 1M context window but faster
> can spawn parallel sub-agents from terminal
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AI Tools Transform Campaign Film Creation from Concept to Hours
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Go from concept to campaign film in a matter of hours. All with just a single starting image. And all without the need to shut down Times Square.
— Runway (@runwayml) 2 février 2026
Start by sketching out your idea and generating your hero image. Then use Nano Banana Pro to create your storyboard and Gen-4.5 Image… pic.twitter.com/jTtdipALLrGo from concept to campaign film in a matter of hours. All with just a single starting image. And all without the need to shut down Times Square. Start by sketching out your idea and generating your hero image. Then use Nano Banana Pro to create your storyboard and Gen-4.5 Image
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Claude Sonnet 5 Launch: 1M Context, Cheaper, Best for Agentic Code
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Claude Sonnet 5 sortira très probablement la semaine prochaine ! ↳ 1 million de tokens de contexte
↳ Deux fois moins cher que Opus 4.5
↳ Le meilleur du marché pour le code “agentic” (agents IA qui codent de bout en bout) Anthropic risque de tuer définitivement la