Even in the money-soaked world of AI, the hiring efforts of Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg stood out this year as he enticed top machine learning researchers with payments reportedly reaching up to $1 billion to defect from their employers and come work for him instead. The overtures weren’t always successful; in one embarrassing case, an individual

Are “dark patterns” and product design choices to blame for the disturbing phenomenon increasingly referred to as “AI psychosis” by mental health professionals? According to some experts, the answer is yes. AI chatbots are pulling a large number of people into strange mental spirals, in which the human-sounding AI convinces users that they’ve unlocked a

As OpenAI’s ChatGPT and its imitators exploded onto the world stage over the past few years, they kicked off a series of legal showdowns that are still working their way through the courts. The New York Times is suing OpenAI. Disney is suing Midjourney. And in a class action case representing potentially millions of writers, book

Decentralised artificial intelligence has been hailed as one of the most profound innovations of our time, promising to give users control of the most transformative technologies. Yet the industry faces some daunting challenges if the vision is to be fulfilled. Proponents of decentralisation imagine a world where AI is not controlled by a select few

AI is transforming the banking industry, but the expected benefits and savings come at great human cost with the impact on finance jobs. The report, a collaboration between digital bank Zopa and Juniper Research, forecasts that generative AI will deliver £1.8 billion in cost savings by 2030, driven by an equivalent level of investment. However,

Google is rolling out a raft of powerful new generative AI features for Vids designed to take the pain out of video creation. Between wrestling with complicated software, finding someone willing to be on camera, and then spending hours editing out all the “ums” and “ahs,” video production often feels more trouble than it’s worth.

AI is stirring the pot at Apple, and for once it’s not about a sleek new iPhone. In a rare company-wide pep talk, CEO Tim Cook practically shook the halls of Cupertino by declaring AI not just important—but essential. “AI is our next big thing,” he told staff, insisting that ignoring the tech would be

The era of “super prompts”—those long, detailed instructions that once felt like cheat codes for squeezing better results out of AI models—might be quietly coming to an end. A recent report suggests that while they once gave users a major edge in shaping outputs, modern AI systems are increasingly making them redundant. If you’ve ever

The rise of character AI apps has been nothing short of wild. People don’t just want chatbots anymore; they want companions that feel alive, personalities that evolve in conversation, and—this is the big one—visuals that bring it all to life. That’s where AI chat platforms with integrated image generation step in, taking roleplay and storytelling

Seduced AI is one of those tools that makes you raise an eyebrow at first, and then two minutes later, you’re knee-deep in prompts wondering how far you can push it. In plain terms, it’s an AI-powered platform designed for uncensored image and video generation—with a heavy focus on NSFW content. Where other AI tools