OpenAI’s GPT-5 is finally here and already powering ChatGPT, but it hasn’t made a great first impression. In a livestream dedicated to the release, OpenAI tried to show off its newest large language model which CEO Sam Altman called a “significant step along the path to AGI”— but instead turned heads with some catastrophically dumb

Like it or not, it’s safe to assume AI will be a conversation that defines the rest of the 2020s. The recent launch of OpenAI’s latest model, GPT-5, comes as ChatGPT ascends to the fifth most-visited website in the world, ahead of Wikipedia, Reddit, TikTok and Amazon. In just three short years, the software has upended education,

ChatGPT’s fans have developed intense attachments to some of the “personalities” exhibited by the company’s large language models (LLMs) — and as such, many were in a state of panic when the choice to switch between models like GPT-4o, 4.5, and others was abruptly taken away after the release of GPT-5. OpenAI briefly kiboshed the

The world is in a race to deploy AI, but a leading voice in technology ethics warns prioritising speed over safety risks a “trust crisis.” Suvianna Grecu, Founder of the AI for Change Foundation, argues that without immediate and strong governance, we are on a path to “automating harm at scale.” Speaking on the integration

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has made a strategic investment, through Accenture Ventures, in Snorkel AI to help enterprises build and scale AI solutions more quickly by curating high-quality datasets for training and evaluating AI models. Designed for the era of agentic AI, Snorkel’s flagship platform uses automation and repeatable workflows to transform disparate, siloed data and domain knowledge into

With Oracle Globally Distributed Exadata Database on Exascale Infrastructure, customers can run distributed workloads of all types, including agentic AI, analytics, and transactional while lowering costs Transparent access to data and the industry’s broadest set of data distribution policies help customers address data sovereignty and performance requirements Oracle today announced the general availability of Oracle Globally

Fourier unveiled GR-3, its first full-size “Care-bot” and the latest entry in its GRx humanoid series. Designed not just for functionality but for emotional connection, GR-3 introduces a new class of AI robots created for human-centrics scenarios. Guided by the philosophy “Love, above all functionality,” GR-3 redefines how humans interact with machines. Its soft-touch outer shell and

Series B expansion fuels innovation in safety for robotics and physical AI FORT Robotics, a leader in safety and security solutions for intelligent machines, today announced the successful close of an additional $18.9 million for its Series B funding round. This capital raises the company’s total funding to $60.5 million to date. The round was led by Tiger Global, with strong

Avinash Lakshman, serial entrepreneur and creator of Amazon Dynamo and Apache Cassandra, is now laying the groundwork for a new foundational infrastructure that brings AI and blockchain together in a unified, verifiable framework. At a time when institutional attention and adoption of artificial intelligence is intensifying, Weilliptic is announcing today a globally distributed, cryptographically secure platform for

Seasoned transformation leader joins the executive team to scale AI-first growth, elevate client delivery, and drive operational excellence Robots & Pencils, an AI-first, global digital innovation firm specializing in cloud-native web, mobile, and app modernization, today announced the appointment of Nathan Carmon as Chief Operating Officer (COO). A battle-tested operator and longtime business partner to CEO Leonard Pagon,