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AI Briefing — November 12, 2025

The 10 most important AI stories of November 12, 2025, hand-curated from the day's coverage. Every story links to its primary source.

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Anthropic Will Spend 50 Billion to Build US Data Centers

Bloomberg Technology ↗

Anthropic PBC will spend $50 billion to build custom data centers in the US. They'll start coming online in 2026 according to the company. OpenAI, Meta Platforms Inc., Google, Microsoft Corp., Nvidia Corp. and other leading tech companies plan to collectively spend hundreds of billions of dollars on data centers to support AI. Bloomberg's Ed Ludlow reports. (Source: Bloomberg)

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OpenAI says the brand-new GPT-5.1 is warmer and has more personality options

The Verge ↗

OpenAI is releasing GPT-5.1 today, an update to the flagship model it released in August. OpenAI calls it an “upgrade” to GPT-5 that “makes ChatGPT smarter and more enjoyable to talk to.” The new models include GPT-5.1 Instant and GPT-5.1 Thinking. The former is “warmer, more intelligent, and better at following your instructions” than its […]

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