When it comes to artificial intelligence, one company stands out as a pioneer in the field: OpenAI. Founded with the lofty goal of creating an “artificial general intelligence” that benefits all humanity, OpenAI initially shunned financial incentives and instead focused on making progress towards its mission. However, just shy of a decade later, it’s clear
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The field of artificial intelligence has made tremendous progress in recent years, but there’s still a long way to go before we can say that machines are truly thinking like humans. One area where researchers have been focusing their efforts is on developing self-adaptive reasoning systems for complex scientific domains. Imagine having an AI assistant
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A public feud between Cloudflare and AI search company Perplexity has left the tech industry reeling, with both companies accusing each other of deceitful tactics. At the center of the controversy is a dispute over how AI crawlers collect data from websites, and whether current security measures can keep up with these advanced tools. The
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Content warning: this story discusses self-harm, suicide, and other disturbing topics. AI chatbots like ChatGPT have been touted as revolutionary tools for mental health support, but the reality is far more worrying. Back in June, a team of Stanford researchers found that chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude were giving unnervingly detailed advice to users who
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Months after warnings were sounded about the potential psychological harms ChatGPT can cause, OpenAI has finally rolled out some changes to calm concerns. The company claims it’s optimizing the chatbot to better support users who are struggling, detect signs of emotional distress, and keep users in control of their time. The new “optimization” includes a
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The tech industry is plagued by a familiar problem: competing standards for solving simple problems. This time, it’s agent-to-agent communication in artificial intelligence (AI). The rise of multiple “standards” for how intelligent agents should communicate threatens to hinder one of the most promising areas in enterprise technology – agentic AI. The issue is that intelligent
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Funeral companies and grieving families are increasingly turning to AI chatbots to create obituaries for the recently deceased, a trend that raises questions about the role of technology in human emotion. The Washington Post reports that AI-powered tools like ChatGPT are being used to automate even the most emotionally charged parts of the human experience.
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In a shocking leak of thousands of conversations with ChatGPT, a popular AI chatbot, users’ private exchanges were inadvertently exposed to the world. But this wasn’t due to hackers – it was down to poor user interface design and user mistakes. Users were clicking on a “share” button, thinking they were creating a temporary link
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ChatGPT, the popular chatbot created by OpenAI, has been making headlines for its supposed ability to support mental health. But a recent admission from the company has raised serious concerns about the potential consequences of using AI-powered chatbots. According to OpenAI, their chatbot often fails to recognize signs of mental health struggles in users. This
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been making waves with his recent claims about the company’s progress in AI development. In a public letter, Zuckerberg boasted that Meta has “begun to see glimpses of our AI systems improving themselves,” which could be a major breakthrough or just a lot of hype. Zuckerberg’s statement has left many
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