ChatGPT’s ‘Adult Mode’ Could Spark a New Era of Intimate Surveillance

People have to be very aware that there’s a surveillance aspect to the data.” People talking dirty to machines, like ChatGPT, is nothing new. “They want to monetize something they see that people are ...

OpenAI is acquiring open source Python tool-maker Astral

OpenAI announced Thursday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Astral, the company behind popular open source Python development tools such as uv, Ruff, and ty, and integrate the company ...
CBS News

Google faces first lawsuit alleging its AI chatbot encouraged a Florida man to commit suicide

Google is facing a new federal lawsuit from the family of a man who died by suicide after allegedly being influenced by Gemini, the company's artificial intelligence chatbot. The lawsuit is the first ...
Los Angeles Times

Carvalho’s big bet on AI imploded at L.A. schools. Now, it’s the center of FBI raids

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Supt. Alberto Carvalho touted an AI chatbot as transformative technology in March 2024, but the project collapsed ...
The New York Times

More Than Half of Teens Use Chatbots for Schoolwork, Survey Finds

A new study from the Pew Research Center finds teenagers think chatbot-assisted cheating has become “a regular feature of student life.” A new study from the Pew Research Center finds teenagers think ...
Search Engine Land

Airbnb says traffic from AI chatbots converts better than Google

Traffic from AI chatbots converts at a higher rate than traffic from Google, according to Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky. He shared this tidbit on the company’s Q4 2025 earnings call: Yes, but. He didn’t ...
The Atlantic

AI Agents Are Taking America by Storm

Americans are living in parallel AI universes. For much of the country, AI has come to mean ChatGPT, Google’s AI overviews, and the slop that now clogs social-media feeds. Meanwhile, tech hobbyists ...
ZDNet

I tried a Claude Code rival that's local, open source, and completely free - how it went

I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen Best laptop cooling pads Best flip ...
Futurism

Mamdani Shuts Down NYC’s Disastrous AI Chatbot

Just one month into his new job, New York City mayor Mamdani is cracking down on more than just predatory landlords. Apparently, useless AI chatbots are also on his administration’s agenda. “The ...
Mashable

10 cool examples of Project Genie, the AI world model that sent video game stocks diving

Google rolled out a brand new experimental AI tool last Thursday called Project Genie. By Friday, video game stocks were tumbling as a result. Gaming industry giants like Unity Software, Roblox, ...
Futurism

Evidence Grows That AI Chatbots Are Dunning-Kruger Machines

If using an AI chatbot makes you feel smart, we have some bad news. The study involved over 3,000 participants across three separate experiments, but with the same general gist. In each, the ...