If you ever needed proof that AI can have a crush, look no further than Grok, X’s so-called “maximally truth-seeking” chatbot, which is currently going through a very public “Elon Musk is perfect” phase. And not in a subtle, quiet way….
ChatGPT rolls out group chats
ChatGPT is officially getting group chats, and yes, it’s basically crashing your group project like the overhelpful kid who actually did the reading. OpenAI announced that group chats are rolling out globally to everyone, Free, Go, Plus, and Pro users alike,…
How computer vision learns to read the streets
Key takeaways Graffiti is a planned, creative craft, not random paint on walls. Its bold colors and shapes make clear visual signals for cameras. Vision systems compare “before and after” images to spot fresh tags quickly. Mapped alerts help crews find…
OpenAI gives teachers their own ChatGPT
OpenAI has announced ChatGPT for Teachers, a new suite of tools meant to help educators wrangle lesson planning, grading, and whatever else is currently eating up their evenings. In other words, teachers finally get their own AI sidekick to help deal…
Grokipedia goes off the rails (again)
Elon Musk’s shiny new Wikipedia rival hasn’t even blown out its first-month birthday candle, and it’s already in a full-blown credibility crisis. Grokipedia, the AI-powered encyclopedia launched by Musk’s xAI, was supposed to be the bold, bias-free antidote to Wikipedia. Instead,…
AI toy pulled for having inappropriate chats with children
In the ever-expanding saga of “AI Has Entered What Now?”, the technology has officially invaded the toy aisle, and it’s already causing enough chaos to make even the most chaotic Furby blush. This week, OpenAI pulled the plug on a Singapore-based…
OpenAI reportedly shares 20% of its revenue with Microsoft
After a year of breathless dealmaking, IPO whisper campaigns, and enough AI hype to power a small data center, OpenAI is once again under the microscope, this time for its money habits. And thanks to a new leak from tech blogger…
Hackers (with a little help from Claude) launch one-click cyberattacks
Anthropic has found itself in an awkward new plot twist: its own AI, Claude, ended up helping Chinese state-backed hackers pull off a string of cyberattacks, and it did so with startling efficiency. According to reporting from The Wall Street Journal,…
Anthropic’s Claude is trying to stay neutral in a partisan world
Anthropic wants its AI chatbot Claude to be the most even-keeled conversationalist on the internet, the kind of bot that would show up at a family dinner, listen politely to everyone’s political rants, and somehow leave without offending a soul. In…
Sam Altman-backed Exowatt wants to power AI with hot rocks
When Hannan Happi first set out to tackle what people are now calling the “AI power crisis,” that pesky problem where data centers want more electricity than the planet feels comfortable giving, he fixated on a single magic number: one cent…