US top prosecutors are putting the AI industry on notice. Attorneys General from 44 states and territories signed a joint letter urging the leaders of more than a dozen AI companies to take immediate steps to protect children from what they call…
xAI sues Apple over “anti-competitive” ChatGPT deal
Elon Musk’s xAI filed a federal lawsuit Monday against Apple and OpenAI, claiming their partnership to integrate ChatGPT into iPhones creates an anti-competitive monopoly that blocks rival AI chatbots. The complaint, filed in Texas federal court, argues Apple’s exclusive deal prevents…
Microsoft AI chief says studying AI consciousness is dangerous
AI chatbots today can write essays, chat like a friend, and even respond to video or audio in ways that sometimes make people forget they’re not human. But just because a chatbot can mimic empathy doesn’t mean it feels anything. It’s…
Elon Musk tried (and failed) to buy OpenAI for $97.6 Billion
According to new court filings, Musk attempted to acquire OpenAI for $97.6 billion, seeking investment from none other than Mark Zuckerberg. According to Business Insider, the plan fell apart when neither Zuckerberg nor Meta signed on, and Musk soon left OpenAI’s…
You can now ask Google Gemini to read your Docs aloud
Google is giving Docs a voice, an AI one. The company has begun rolling out a new feature that allows you to generate audio versions of your documents with the help of Gemini AI. The update adds another layer of accessibility…
Anthropic teaches Claude AI to walk away from harmful chats
Anthropic is experimenting with something unusual in the world of AI: giving its models the ability to end a conversation. But here’s the twist—it’s not about protecting people. It’s about protecting the AI itself. The new feature is rolling out for…
OpenAI brings back old ChatGPT models after users throw tantrum
OpenAI is giving ChatGPT users a bit of déjà vu: after a storm of complaints, the company has brought back its old model picker, letting folks choose from a menu of past and present AI brains. According to Engadget, users can…
After OpenAI, Anthropic offers Claude to the government for $1
Just a week after OpenAI offered its ChatGPT Enterprise to all US federal executive branch agencies for just $1 per year, Anthropic has made a bigger play. On Tuesday, Anthropic announced it would also provide its AI tools to government agencies…
Claude gets memory feature to pick up where you left off
Anthropic has just rolled out a long-awaited “memory” feature for the Claude AI chatbot. In a demo video, a user asked Claude what they had been discussing before their vacation. Claude searched through their past conversations, summarized them, and offered to…