🤖 AI Tools and Technologies [30-Dec-2025]

 

🤖 AI TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES

Generative AI & Large Language Models

Z.ai Releases GLM-4.7 Open-Source Large Language Model - Chinese AI startup Z.ai released GLM-4.7, a new open-source large language model designed for real-world development workflows including coding assistance and multi-step reasoning. The release reinforces 2025's trend toward high-performance open models challenging closed-source incumbents. Source: AI by AI Weekly Top 5

SK Telecom Launches Korea's First 500B-Scale Hyperscale AI Model (A.X K1) - SK Telecom unveiled A.X K1, Korea's first hyperscale artificial intelligence model with 519 billion parameters. This marks a significant step in Asia's AI model development race. Source: RTT News

Minimax M2.1 Open-Source Coding Breakthrough - Minimax M2.1 launched on December 23 as the most powerful open-source coding model available, performing at Claude 4.5 or ChatGPT level but at 1/10th the cost. Source: Reddit AI SEO Insider

AI Development Tools & Frameworks

Giselle - Build and Run AI Workflows (Open Source) - Giselle launched as an agent studio designed to reliably run complex AI workflows with zero infra setup. It's an execution platform for building and running AI workflows visually without complex infrastructure requirements. Source: Product Hunt

NVIDIA Releases NitroGen Vision Action Foundation Model - NVIDIA AI research team released NitroGen, an open vision action foundation model for generalist gaming agents that learns to play commercial games directly from visual input. Source: MarkTechPost

Superagent - Open-Source Framework for AI Agents with Safety Guardrails - Superagent is an open-source framework for building, running, and controlling AI agents with safety built into the workflow. Designed for enterprise-grade agentic AI applications. Source: Help Net Security

AI Chatbot/Agent Tools

Model Context Protocol (MCP) Servers Surge to 10,000+ Deployments - Over 10,000 "Agentic Servers" now live with the Model Context Protocol, allowing AI agents from various providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google) to interact directly with enterprise data and legacy software. This marks the transition from "chatbot" to "employee" era. Source: AI by AI Weekly

Free AI/ML Training & Certification

Europe's Open-Source AI Landscape Report Released - A new comprehensive report on the European Open-Source AI Landscape was released on December 29, 2025, revealing the EU's position and strategies for scaling open-source AI adoption. Source: EC Futurium