Another Crazy Day in AI: How Claude 4 Measures Up
- Wowza Team
- May 26
- 4 min read
Hello, AI Enthusiasts.
Still easing back into the week? Whether you're wrapping up Monday or still replaying your weekend, the AI world didn’t hit snooze. Big moves are already dropping.
Claude 4 is out, and it’s a powerhouse—boosted reasoning, longer memory, and way fewer “Sorry, I forgot” moments. Imagine your AI showing up to work... and actually remembering what you talked about last week.
Meanwhile, Toyota’s going full throttle on AI. They're training engineers to blend code with cars and reimagining mobility from the ground up.
And yes, AI is everywhere online—but are we really paying attention? A new study says most people see it in passing… but only a few stick around to dig in.
Here's another crazy day in AI:
Claude Opus and Sonnet released
Toyota expands AI education with new group-wide initiative
Pew Research explores how Americans encounter AI online
Some AI tools to try out
TODAY'S FEATURED ITEM: What Claude 4 Can Do
Image Credit: Wowza (created with Ideogram)
What would it take for an AI model to become your most trusted collaborator—for hours at a time, across tools, projects, and codebases?
Anthropic has just introduced Claude 4, their most ambitious model release yet, with two standout variants: Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4. These models raise the bar for advanced reasoning, coding performance, and agentic workflows. This update marks a notable step forward in the development of high-performance, context-aware AI systems. Claude Opus 4 is now positioned as the most capable coding model available, while Claude Sonnet 4 brings meaningful improvements over its predecessor, especially in reasoning and instruction-following.
Here are a few things to note from this release:
Opus 4 leads in coding and logic benchmarks, outperforming GPT-4 and Gemini 1.5 Pro across multiple evaluations.
Sonnet 4 strikes a balance between speed and smarts, offering a faster response time with stronger reasoning skills than the previous Sonnet model.
Improvements in memory capabilities make Claude more consistent across sessions—something especially useful in ongoing or complex workflows.
New tool use features are being piloted, enabling Claude to take actions like calling APIs and browsing the web.
The launch includes a new iOS app and API enhancements, signaling a move toward broader and more seamless access.
This release doesn’t just offer a bump in performance... it nudges the conversation toward how AI models can fit more naturally into everyday workflows. With features like longer context windows, early memory functions, and tool integration on the horizon, Claude is becoming less of a one-off assistant and more of a steady presence in technical and collaborative environments.
That said, while the performance claims are impressive, the long-term usefulness of these models will depend on how reliably they work in real-world conditions—over time, across tasks, and with a variety of users. As developers, researchers, and teams start using Claude 4 more regularly, we’ll get a clearer view of whether it can live up to the role of “trusted collaborator.” For now, it’s a notable step in that direction, with signs that Anthropic is investing in stability, usability, and thoughtful integration—not just speed or scale.
Read the full announcement here.
OTHER INTERESTING AI HIGHLIGHTS:
Toyota Expands AI Education With New Group-Wide Initiative
/Toyota Global Newsroom
Toyota and four of its group companies—AISIN, DENSO, Toyota Tsusho, and Woven by Toyota—have launched a collaborative initiative to advance AI innovation and talent development. The effort includes two major components: the Toyota Software Academy, offering 100+ courses on AI, data security, and hands-on vehicle programming; and GAIA (Global AI Accelerator), a major investment in AI research and product development across 11 priority areas. Both aim to prepare engineers for the next generation of intelligent mobility, with training tailored to blend software and hardware expertise. Leaders from all five companies emphasized their shared goal: shaping a future of safe, human-centered mobility.
Read more here.
Pew Research Explores How Americans Encounter AI Online
/Athena Chapekis, Anna Lieb, Sono Shah, and Aaron Smith, on Pew Research Center
A new Pew Research Center study analyzing 2.5 million web page visits reveals how AI-related content is increasingly present—but not always prominent—in Americans’ online activity. Nearly all participants encountered AI-related terms in their browsing, especially through search results and product pages. However, only 8% viewed in-depth news articles focused on AI, and just 13% visited websites of generative AI tools like ChatGPT or Gemini. The findings suggest that while AI references are ubiquitous online, deeper engagement remains limited to a smaller group of users.
Read more here.
SOME AI TOOLS TO TRY OUT:
Document AI – Mistral’s tool for extracting text from documents.
SMMAI – Create minimalistic professional banners for your social profiles with AI.
LLMrefs – Tracks brand’s visibility across ChatGPT, Gemini, and other AI search results.
That’s a wrap on today’s Almost Daily craziness.
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