According to DeepLearning.AI, Andrew Ng highlighted in The Batch the critical skills he seeks when hiring GenAI application engineers, emphasizing strong software engineering fundamentals, prompt engineering expertise, and the ability to rapidly prototype with large language models (LLMs). The newsletter also introduced the FLUX.1 Kontext image model, which sets a new benchmark for AI-powered image generation. Additionally, Mary Meeker’s 2025 AI trends report underscored increasing investment in generative AI and the escalating costs associated with testing advanced reasoning LLMs. The debut of STORM, a tool for shrinking video tokens, was also noted as a breakthrough for efficient AI video processing. These developments indicate significant business opportunities in AI-driven image generation, LLM-based reasoning solutions, and optimized video AI applications (Source: DeepLearning.AI, June 12, 2025).