New AI tools are making business data easier to explore. They’re also giving researchers new ways to study disease outbreaks and physical systems. On the latest episode of This Week in AI , we examined developments from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Mistral, new research on the economics of robotics, and how scientists are using AI to tackle difficult problems.

New AI tools put more capabilities directly in users’ hands

OpenAI’s new Intelligent UI feature lets ChatGPT generate visual explanations and interactive tools directly in conversations. With the launch of MCP Events , supported connected applications can notify ChatGPT when something happens. If a user has asked ChatGPT to watch for that event, it can follow their instructions and take requested actions without waiting for another prompt.

Anthropic’s Claude Dashboards brings natural-language queries and interactive visualizations to company data. Claude Motion adds another visual capability, turning reports and charts into editable animations.…