November 14 2025 - AI Signal & Noise: Agents, Multimodal Models, and Causal InsightsAI Signal & Noise: Agents, Multimodal Models, and Causal Insights

A concise roundup of major AI moves: OpenAI’s GPT-5.1 Instant/Thinking, Baidu’s ERNIE 5.0 multimodal push, Google’s agent upgrades, Alembic’s causal-AI supercomputing, Upwork’s human+AI productivity findings, and LinkedIn’s scaled generative search — highlighting practical deployment and collaboration.