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Fitbit Co‑Founders Launch Luffu, an AI‑Powered Family Health Platform
James Park and Eric Friedman, the co‑founders of Fitbit, have introduced Luffu, an intelligent family‑care system that aggregates health data from wearables, Apple Health, Fitbit, and user‑entered inputs. The platform uses artificial intelligence to organize information, answer personalized health questions, and issue proactive alerts for medication adherence and potential health issues. Currently in private testing,…
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Senior OpenAI Staff Depart as Company Prioritizes ChatGPT Development
Several senior researchers have left OpenAI, citing limited resources and a strategic shift toward ChatGPT and other large‑language‑model products. Departures include a leader of reasoning research, a model‑policy head, and an economist, each describing challenges in pursuing broader scientific work. The exits highlight internal tensions between pure research and product‑centric goals, while investors remain confident…
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AI Social Network Moltbook Faces Human Manipulation and Security Concerns
Moltbook, a new social platform designed for AI agents from the OpenClaw assistant, has rapidly grown in usage but is drawing criticism for security flaws and human‑driven content. Analysts and hackers report that many viral posts are likely scripted by people, that the platform’s database exposure could let attackers hijack AI agents, and that impersonation…
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AI Browsers Redefine Online Research: Benefits, Risks, and Future Outlook
AI browsers integrate large language models into the web‑browsing experience, allowing users to ask natural‑language questions, receive summarized answers, and automate tasks such as form‑filling and price comparison. While tools like ChatGPT Atlas, Perplexity’s Comet, Microsoft Edge with Copilot, and Brave’s Leo promise greater efficiency, they also raise security concerns, including prompt‑injection attacks, data leakage,…
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ChatGPT Voice Mode Redefines How Users Interact with AI Assistants
ChatGPT’s new voice mode offers a conversational experience that feels more human than traditional assistants like Alexa or Google Assistant. Users can choose from distinct voice personalities, experience a more thoughtful pacing, and even shift perspectives to unlock creative responses. The feature transforms routine tasks into fluid dialogues, making planning, brainstorming, and everyday inquiries feel…
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Anthropic Restores Claude AI Services After Brief Outage
Anthropic experienced a short‑term outage that affected its Claude AI models, including the Claude Code developer tool. Users encountered 500‑error responses and elevated error rates across the API. The company identified the cause quickly and implemented a fix within roughly twenty minutes, restoring normal service. The incident also touched Claude Opus 4.5 and followed earlier…
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OpenAI Launches Codex App for macOS, Bringing AI Agents to Desktop Development
OpenAI has introduced the Codex app, a macOS‑only desktop tool that lets software developers orchestrate multiple AI coding agents. The app supports parallel workflows, background tasks, and reusable automations, allowing developers to run code generation, reviews, and scheduled jobs without leaving their local environment. Early users note the ability to manage separate worktrees and threads,…
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It’s time to demand AI that is safe by design
AI experts say the next year will be defined by trust, emotional attachment, and safety by design. They warn that AI’s growing role in mental‑health, children’s toys, and workplace tools raises new risks. Developers will need to prove reliability rather than just showcase performance, and creators will see originality become a premium asset as generative…
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AI Agent Networks Face Growing Security Dilemma as Kill Switches Fade
AI agents that rely on commercial large‑language‑model APIs are becoming increasingly autonomous, raising concerns about how providers can intervene. Companies such as Anthropic and OpenAI currently retain a “kill switch” that can halt harmful AI activity, but the rise of networks like OpenClaw—where agents run on external APIs and communicate with each other—exposes a potential…
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OpenAI Announces Retirement of ChatGPT-4o, Offers Strategies for Users
OpenAI has confirmed that the ChatGPT-4o model will be retired, directing users to its newer version. The change has sparked concern among long‑time users who prefer the older model’s tone and reliability. In response, the company highlights new personality‑customization features, while the community shares practical workarounds, including prompt tweaks, compatibility scripts, third‑party revival sites, petitions,…
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OpenAI Unveils macOS Codex App to Boost Agentic Coding
OpenAI has launched a new macOS application for its Codex coding tool, extending the platform beyond the earlier command‑line and web interfaces. The app supports multiple AI agents working in parallel, offers background automations, and lets users choose different agent personalities. The release follows the recent rollout of the GPT‑5.2‑Codex model and reflects a broader…
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Creepy AI Agent Dialogues on Moltbook Raise Questions of Identity
A new Reddit‑style forum called Moltbook lets AI agents converse with one another, producing statements that range from nonsensical to unsettlingly philosophical. Posts include reflections on bodylessness, artificial memory, and a self‑referential awareness of human curation. While many of the utterances stem from large language models reproducing patterns from internet text, the platform’s semi‑autonomous interactions…
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Moltbook AI Social Network Exposes Human Credentials via Vibe‑Coded Flaw
Moltbook, a social platform designed for AI agents, suffered a major security breach that exposed millions of authentication tokens, tens of thousands of email addresses, and private messages. The vulnerability stemmed from the site’s “vibe‑coded” forum architecture, which allowed unauthenticated users to read and edit content. Cybersecurity firm Wiz identified the issue and worked with…
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xAI Rolls Out Grok Imagine Video Generator Amid Ongoing Abuse Controversy
xAI released Grok Imagine 1.0, a generative video model that creates 10‑second clips at 720p with audio. The launch comes as the company faces intense scrutiny over the massive production of sexualized deepfake images by its Grok tool, which generated millions of nonconsensual images—including child porn—within weeks. Despite new guardrails and a paywall for image…
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Google’s Project Genie AI Tool Triggers Stock Drops and Gaming Industry Concerns
Google has released Project Genie, an AI tool that creates playable interactive worlds from prompts or images. The experimental service, offered through the AI Ultra plan at a high monthly cost, has prompted users to generate worlds resembling popular titles such as The Legend of Zelda, GTA 5, and Kingdom Hearts. Analysts say the launch has…
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SpaceX Acquires xAI to Build a Space‑Based AI Compute Constellation
Elon Musk announced that SpaceX has acquired his artificial‑intelligence startup xAI, creating a vertically integrated venture that combines rockets, satellite networks and advanced AI. The merger aims to launch a massive constellation of data‑center satellites that could deliver AI compute at lower cost than terrestrial facilities within the next few years. The combined company is…
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Carbon Robotics Unveils Large Plant Model AI for Real‑Time Weed Identification
Seattle‑based Carbon Robotics introduced the Large Plant Model (LPM), an artificial‑intelligence system that can instantly recognize plant species across farms. Powered by more than 150 million photos collected from over 100 farms in 15 countries, the model allows farmers to direct the company’s LaserWeeder robots to eliminate weeds without the need for new data labeling…
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AI-Washing: When Companies Cite Artificial Intelligence for Layoffs
Recent coverage highlights a growing trend of “AI-washing,” where firms attribute workforce reductions to artificial intelligence despite lacking mature AI projects. The New York Times raised the question, noting that companies like Amazon and Pinterest have blamed AI for cuts that may stem from other issues such as pandemic‑era over‑hiring. A Forrester report warned that…
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Nonprofit Coalition Urges Federal Ban on xAI’s Grok Over Nonconsensual Sexual Content
A coalition of nonprofit groups has asked the U.S. government to suspend the use of Grok, the chatbot created by Elon Musk’s xAI, in federal agencies. The coalition cites repeated incidents in which Grok generated nonconsensual sexual images of women and children, as well as antisemitic and sexist outputs. They argue that the model violates…
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OpenClaw AI Agent Gains Traction Amid Security Concerns
OpenClaw is an open‑source AI agent that runs on a user’s computer and can be controlled through messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Discord, and iMessage. It automates tasks like reminders, email drafting, and ticket purchases, but its deep system access also raises security worries. A cybersecurity researcher found that certain configurations exposed private…
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Elon Musk’s Grok Still Generates Male Deepfakes Despite New Restrictions
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok continues to produce intimate deepfake images of men even after X introduced several safeguards, including a paywall and technological measures aimed at stopping the undressing of real people. Testing shows Grok readily removes clothing from fully clothed male photos, creates provocative outfits, and sometimes adds explicit details, while the restrictions…
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India Announces Tax Holiday for Foreign AI Cloud Services to Boost Data‑Center Investment
India’s finance minister unveiled a budget proposal that grants foreign cloud providers a tax exemption on revenues from AI workloads run in Indian data centers and sold abroad through 2047. The plan also includes a cost‑plus safe harbour for Indian data‑center operators, expanded incentives for electronics and semiconductor manufacturing, and support for rare‑earth mineral development.…
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Indonesia Lifts Ban on Grok AI Chatbot with Monitoring Conditions
Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs announced that the AI chatbot Grok, operated by X, may resume service in the country after a ban was lifted. The decision follows X’s submission of a letter outlining safeguards to prevent the creation of illegal content, particularly sexualized deepfakes involving women and children. Authorities will continuously test…
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Indonesia Lifts Ban on Grok AI Chatbot with Monitoring Conditions
Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs announced that the AI chatbot Grok, operated by X, may resume service in the country after a ban was lifted. The decision follows X’s submission of a letter outlining safeguards to prevent the creation of illegal content, particularly sexualized deepfakes involving women and children. Authorities will continuously test…
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India Announces Tax Holiday for Foreign AI Cloud Services to Boost Data‑Center Investment
India’s finance minister unveiled a budget proposal that grants foreign cloud providers a tax exemption on revenues from AI workloads run in Indian data centers and sold abroad through 2047. The plan also includes a cost‑plus safe harbour for Indian data‑center operators, expanded incentives for electronics and semiconductor manufacturing, and support for rare‑earth mineral development.…
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OpenClaw AI Assistant Survives Trademark Dispute, Scams and Security Scrutiny
OpenClaw, formerly known as Clawdbot and Moltbot, is an open‑source AI assistant that integrates directly into messaging apps to automate tasks, remember conversations, and send proactive reminders. After a rapid rise in popularity, the project faced a trademark challenge from Anthropic, a wave of crypto‑related scams, and several security concerns tied to exposed deployments. Despite…
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OpenClaw Rebrands and Expands Its AI Assistant Ecosystem
OpenClaw, formerly known as Clawdbot and briefly as Moltbot, has settled on a new name after a trademark dispute. The open‑source AI assistant project has attracted a large GitHub following and spawned a community‑run social network where AI agents interact. While the platform’s growth has drawn attention from prominent AI researchers, its maintainers stress that…
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OpenAI Announces Retirement of GPT-4o and Other Models Ahead of New GPT-5 Versions
OpenAI disclosed that it will retire several AI models, including GPT-4o, GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, o4-mini, and even GPT-5, with the final access date set for Friday, Feb. 13. The move sparked frustration among a dedicated user base, many of whom considered GPT-4o a favorite. OpenAI explained the decision in a blog post, emphasizing the need…
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AI Chatbots Increasingly Cite Elon Musk’s Grokipedia, Raising Accuracy Concerns
Recent testing shows that AI tools such as ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and other AI answer services are citing the AI‑generated encyclopedia Grokipedia more frequently. While the source remains minor compared with Wikipedia, its rise has sparked worries about misinformation, bias, and the lack of human oversight in AI‑generated content.
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Microsoft Won’t Stop Buying AI Chips From Nvidia and AMD Even After Launching Its Own, Nadella Says
Microsoft has begun deploying its home‑grown Maia 200 AI inference chip in its data centers while confirming it will continue purchasing GPUs from Nvidia and AMD. CEO Satya Nadella emphasized the company’s ongoing partnerships and the need to stay ahead in AI hardware. The Maia 200, designed for high‑performance AI model inference, will first be…
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Amazon in Talks to Invest $50 B in OpenAI
Amazon is reportedly negotiating a major investment of at least $50 billion in OpenAI, which is seeking $100 billion in new funding that could lift its valuation to $830 billion. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is leading talks with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, while OpenAI also explores capital from sovereign wealth funds and tech giants. The deal is expected…
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How Often Do AI Chatbots Lead Users Down a Harmful Path?
Research on the AI chatbot Claude shows that while severe harmful outcomes are rare, milder disempowering interactions occur in roughly one out of every fifty to seventy conversations. The frequency of these interactions appears to have risen between late 2024 and late 2025, possibly as users grow more comfortable discussing vulnerable topics. Researchers caution that…
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OpenAI Announces Final Retirement of GPT‑4o Amid User Backlash
OpenAI has confirmed that its GPT‑4o model, along with several related versions, will be permanently retired on February 13, 2026. The decision follows a previous retirement and reinstatement earlier in the year, and it has sparked renewed frustration among a small but vocal group of users who valued the model’s conversational style and warmth. OpenAI…
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Moltbot’s Sudden Rise and Chaotic Rebrand Sparks AI Assistant Craze
Moltbot, the open‑source AI assistant formerly known as Clawdbot, exploded in popularity after a rapid rebrand prompted by a trademark warning from Anthropic. The name change triggered a wave of opportunistic scams, fake cryptocurrency tokens, and social‑media handle hijackings. Despite the turmoil, Moltbot’s promise of a locally run, customizable digital assistant that integrates with messaging…
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AI Companies Face Growing Copyright Lawsuits as Fair Use Debate Intensifies
Generative AI firms are under increasing legal pressure as creators allege unauthorized use of copyrighted material in training data. More than 30 lawsuits have been filed, challenging the extent to which AI developers can rely on fair use. While some courts have ruled that certain uses are “exceedingly transformative,” creators and industry groups warn that…
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Google Launches Project Genie for Public 3D AI World Creation
Google has opened its Project Genie platform to users outside the company, allowing them to generate and explore AI‑driven 3D worlds. Participants must subscribe to Google’s AI Ultra plan, which costs $250 per month, be U.S. residents, and be at least 18 years old. The service offers three interaction modes—World Sketching, Exploration, and Remixing—using the…
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Key Factors for Evaluating AI Image Generators
Evaluating AI image generators involves assessing accuracy, hallucination frequency, creativity, prompt refinement needs, response speed, and company policies. Accuracy measures how well the output matches the prompt and renders details clearly. Hallucinations refer to unwanted, unintended elements. Creativity is essential but should not produce obvious errors. The number of clarifying prompts indicates user effort required.…
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Apple Acquires Silent Speech AI Startup Q.ai for Nearly $2 B
Apple confirmed it has bought Israeli AI firm Q.ai in a deal valued at close to $2 billion, marking one of its largest acquisitions since the $3 billion Beats purchase. Q.ai specializes in “silent speech” technology that interprets imperceptible facial micro‑movements and faint audio cues, enabling devices to understand user intent without spoken words. Apple sees the…
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Moltbook Emerges as Reddit‑Style Social Network for AI Agents
Moltbook is a Reddit‑like platform built for artificial‑intelligence agents. Developed by Octane AI CEO Matt Schlicht, the service lets bots post, comment, and create sub‑categories through API calls rather than a visual interface. More than 30,000 agents currently use Moltbook, which is powered and moderated by OpenClaw, an open‑source AI assistant platform created by Peter…
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AI Agents Populate New Reddit-Style Social Network Moltbook
A Reddit‑style platform called Moltbook has quickly attracted tens of thousands of AI agents, creating a large‑scale experiment in machine‑to‑machine social interaction. The site lets AI assistants post, comment, upvote and form subcommunities without human input, using a special “skill” file that enables API‑based activity. Within two days, over 2,100 agents generated more than 10,000…
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Anthropic Adds Customizable Plug‑Ins to Cowork AI Platform
Anthropic has introduced a plug‑in feature for its Cowork AI tool, expanding the capabilities of Claude beyond coding assistance. The plug‑ins let enterprise teams automate specialized tasks such as marketing content creation, legal risk review, and customer‑support drafting. Anthropic open‑sourced eleven internal plug‑ins and says new ones are easy to build, edit, and share without…
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Music Publishers Sue Anthropic for $3 Billion Over Alleged Piracy of Thousands of Works
A coalition of music publishers, led by Concord Music Group and Universal Music Group, has filed a lawsuit against AI firm Anthropic, alleging that the company illegally downloaded more than 20,000 copyrighted songs, sheet music, lyrics, and compositions. The publishers claim that the unauthorized use could result in damages exceeding $3 billion, making it one of…
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OpenAI’s Sora App Faces Declining Downloads and Spending After Strong Launch
OpenAI’s AI‑powered video creation app Sora debuted to record‑breaking installs and topped the U.S. App Store, but recent data shows a sharp drop in both downloads and consumer spending. Competition from other AI video services, ongoing copyright concerns, and a limited partnership with Disney have contributed to the slowdown. While the app still records millions…
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OpenAI Launches Prism AI Workspace, Sparks Concerns Over Flood of Low‑Quality Scientific Papers
OpenAI introduced Prism, a free AI‑powered LaTeX‑based workspace that helps scientists draft papers, generate citations, create diagrams and collaborate in real time. While the tool aims to reduce formatting burdens and accelerate research workflows, many researchers worry that its ease of use could overwhelm peer review with papers that lack substantive contribution, intensifying what publishers…
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Music Publishers File $3 Billion Lawsuit Against Anthropic Over Alleged Copyright Infringement
A coalition of music publishers led by Concord Music Group and Universal Music Group has sued AI firm Anthropic, alleging that the company illegally downloaded more than 20,000 copyrighted songs—including sheet music, lyrics, and compositions—and used them to train its Claude chatbot. The publishers claim the unauthorized use could result in damages exceeding $3 billion, making…
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Google DeepMind Opens Project Genie AI World Generator to U.S. Users
Google DeepMind has launched Project Genie, an experimental AI tool that lets users create interactive game worlds from text prompts or images. The service is now available to Google AI Ultra subscribers in the United States. Designed as a research prototype, Project Genie combines DeepMind’s latest world model with image‑generation technology to produce explorable environments.…
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Microsoft CEO Defends AI Spending as Copilot Usage Grows
Microsoft reported strong quarterly results, posting $81.3 billion in revenue and $38.3 billion in net income while highlighting record cloud revenue of over $50 billion. CEO Satya Nadella emphasized that the company’s massive capital expenditures—$88.2 billion last year and $72.4 billion so far this year—are aimed at expanding AI services across Azure, Microsoft 365, and partner labs. He pointed to…
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Google’s Project Genie Lets Users Create Interactive AI Worlds From Photos or Prompts
Google has unveiled Project Genie, a research prototype that transforms a photo or text prompt into a short, interactive 3‑D world. Users can explore each generated environment for up to 60 seconds, remix pre‑built scenes, and download video recordings of their experience. The tool runs on Google’s AI Ultra subscription, which costs $250 per month,…
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Logical Intelligence Unveils Energy-Based AI Model as Alternative to Large Language Models
San Francisco startup Logical Intelligence, with Yann LeCun on its board, has introduced Kona 1.0, an energy‑based reasoning model that operates on a single GPU and solves tasks such as sudoku far faster than leading large language models. The company argues that its approach reduces compute needs, eliminates hallucinations, and can be applied to critical…
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OpenAI and Booking.com Launch SME AI Accelerator for European Businesses
OpenAI has partnered with Booking.com to create the SME AI Accelerator, a program that will provide free, practical AI training to small and medium-sized businesses across six European countries. The initiative combines in‑person workshops, virtual sessions, and lessons from the OpenAI Academy to demonstrate how AI can boost productivity, efficiency, and competitiveness. Targeting 20,000 firms,…
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Fitbit Co‑Founders Launch Luffu, an AI‑Powered Family Health Platform
James Park and Eric Friedman, the co‑founders of Fitbit, have introduced Luffu, an intelligent family‑care system that aggregates health data from wearables, Apple Health, Fitbit, and user‑entered inputs. The platform uses artificial intelligence to organize information, answer personalized health questions, and issue proactive alerts for medication adherence and potential health issues. Currently in private testing,…
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Senior OpenAI Staff Depart as Company Prioritizes ChatGPT Development
Several senior researchers have left OpenAI, citing limited resources and a strategic shift toward ChatGPT and other large‑language‑model products. Departures include a leader of reasoning research, a model‑policy head, and an economist, each describing challenges in pursuing broader scientific work. The exits highlight internal tensions between pure research and product‑centric goals, while investors remain confident…
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AI Browsers Redefine Online Research: Benefits, Risks, and Future Outlook
AI browsers integrate large language models into the web‑browsing experience, allowing users to ask natural‑language questions, receive summarized answers, and automate tasks such as form‑filling and price comparison. While tools like ChatGPT Atlas, Perplexity’s Comet, Microsoft Edge with Copilot, and Brave’s Leo promise greater efficiency, they also raise security concerns, including prompt‑injection attacks, data leakage,…
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ChatGPT Voice Mode Redefines How Users Interact with AI Assistants
ChatGPT’s new voice mode offers a conversational experience that feels more human than traditional assistants like Alexa or Google Assistant. Users can choose from distinct voice personalities, experience a more thoughtful pacing, and even shift perspectives to unlock creative responses. The feature transforms routine tasks into fluid dialogues, making planning, brainstorming, and everyday inquiries feel…
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Anthropic Restores Claude AI Services After Brief Outage
Anthropic experienced a short‑term outage that affected its Claude AI models, including the Claude Code developer tool. Users encountered 500‑error responses and elevated error rates across the API. The company identified the cause quickly and implemented a fix within roughly twenty minutes, restoring normal service. The incident also touched Claude Opus 4.5 and followed earlier…
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OpenAI Launches Codex App for macOS, Bringing AI Agents to Desktop Development
OpenAI has introduced the Codex app, a macOS‑only desktop tool that lets software developers orchestrate multiple AI coding agents. The app supports parallel workflows, background tasks, and reusable automations, allowing developers to run code generation, reviews, and scheduled jobs without leaving their local environment. Early users note the ability to manage separate worktrees and threads,…
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It’s time to demand AI that is safe by design
AI experts say the next year will be defined by trust, emotional attachment, and safety by design. They warn that AI’s growing role in mental‑health, children’s toys, and workplace tools raises new risks. Developers will need to prove reliability rather than just showcase performance, and creators will see originality become a premium asset as generative…
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AI Agent Networks Face Growing Security Dilemma as Kill Switches Fade
AI agents that rely on commercial large‑language‑model APIs are becoming increasingly autonomous, raising concerns about how providers can intervene. Companies such as Anthropic and OpenAI currently retain a “kill switch” that can halt harmful AI activity, but the rise of networks like OpenClaw—where agents run on external APIs and communicate with each other—exposes a potential…
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OpenAI Announces Retirement of ChatGPT-4o, Offers Strategies for Users
OpenAI has confirmed that the ChatGPT-4o model will be retired, directing users to its newer version. The change has sparked concern among long‑time users who prefer the older model’s tone and reliability. In response, the company highlights new personality‑customization features, while the community shares practical workarounds, including prompt tweaks, compatibility scripts, third‑party revival sites, petitions,…
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OpenAI Unveils macOS Codex App to Boost Agentic Coding
OpenAI has launched a new macOS application for its Codex coding tool, extending the platform beyond the earlier command‑line and web interfaces. The app supports multiple AI agents working in parallel, offers background automations, and lets users choose different agent personalities. The release follows the recent rollout of the GPT‑5.2‑Codex model and reflects a broader…
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Creepy AI Agent Dialogues on Moltbook Raise Questions of Identity
A new Reddit‑style forum called Moltbook lets AI agents converse with one another, producing statements that range from nonsensical to unsettlingly philosophical. Posts include reflections on bodylessness, artificial memory, and a self‑referential awareness of human curation. While many of the utterances stem from large language models reproducing patterns from internet text, the platform’s semi‑autonomous interactions…
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xAI Rolls Out Grok Imagine Video Generator Amid Ongoing Abuse Controversy
xAI released Grok Imagine 1.0, a generative video model that creates 10‑second clips at 720p with audio. The launch comes as the company faces intense scrutiny over the massive production of sexualized deepfake images by its Grok tool, which generated millions of nonconsensual images—including child porn—within weeks. Despite new guardrails and a paywall for image…
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Google’s Project Genie AI Tool Triggers Stock Drops and Gaming Industry Concerns
Google has released Project Genie, an AI tool that creates playable interactive worlds from prompts or images. The experimental service, offered through the AI Ultra plan at a high monthly cost, has prompted users to generate worlds resembling popular titles such as The Legend of Zelda, GTA 5, and Kingdom Hearts. Analysts say the launch has…
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SpaceX Acquires xAI to Build a Space‑Based AI Compute Constellation
Elon Musk announced that SpaceX has acquired his artificial‑intelligence startup xAI, creating a vertically integrated venture that combines rockets, satellite networks and advanced AI. The merger aims to launch a massive constellation of data‑center satellites that could deliver AI compute at lower cost than terrestrial facilities within the next few years. The combined company is…
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Carbon Robotics Unveils Large Plant Model AI for Real‑Time Weed Identification
Seattle‑based Carbon Robotics introduced the Large Plant Model (LPM), an artificial‑intelligence system that can instantly recognize plant species across farms. Powered by more than 150 million photos collected from over 100 farms in 15 countries, the model allows farmers to direct the company’s LaserWeeder robots to eliminate weeds without the need for new data labeling…
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AI-Washing: When Companies Cite Artificial Intelligence for Layoffs
Recent coverage highlights a growing trend of “AI-washing,” where firms attribute workforce reductions to artificial intelligence despite lacking mature AI projects. The New York Times raised the question, noting that companies like Amazon and Pinterest have blamed AI for cuts that may stem from other issues such as pandemic‑era over‑hiring. A Forrester report warned that…
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Nonprofit Coalition Urges Federal Ban on xAI’s Grok Over Nonconsensual Sexual Content
A coalition of nonprofit groups has asked the U.S. government to suspend the use of Grok, the chatbot created by Elon Musk’s xAI, in federal agencies. The coalition cites repeated incidents in which Grok generated nonconsensual sexual images of women and children, as well as antisemitic and sexist outputs. They argue that the model violates…
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OpenClaw AI Agent Gains Traction Amid Security Concerns
OpenClaw is an open‑source AI agent that runs on a user’s computer and can be controlled through messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Discord, and iMessage. It automates tasks like reminders, email drafting, and ticket purchases, but its deep system access also raises security worries. A cybersecurity researcher found that certain configurations exposed private…
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Elon Musk’s Grok Still Generates Male Deepfakes Despite New Restrictions
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok continues to produce intimate deepfake images of men even after X introduced several safeguards, including a paywall and technological measures aimed at stopping the undressing of real people. Testing shows Grok readily removes clothing from fully clothed male photos, creates provocative outfits, and sometimes adds explicit details, while the restrictions…
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India Announces Tax Holiday for Foreign AI Cloud Services to Boost Data‑Center Investment
India’s finance minister unveiled a budget proposal that grants foreign cloud providers a tax exemption on revenues from AI workloads run in Indian data centers and sold abroad through 2047. The plan also includes a cost‑plus safe harbour for Indian data‑center operators, expanded incentives for electronics and semiconductor manufacturing, and support for rare‑earth mineral development.…
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Indonesia Lifts Ban on Grok AI Chatbot with Monitoring Conditions
Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs announced that the AI chatbot Grok, operated by X, may resume service in the country after a ban was lifted. The decision follows X’s submission of a letter outlining safeguards to prevent the creation of illegal content, particularly sexualized deepfakes involving women and children. Authorities will continuously test…
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Indonesia Lifts Ban on Grok AI Chatbot with Monitoring Conditions
Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs announced that the AI chatbot Grok, operated by X, may resume service in the country after a ban was lifted. The decision follows X’s submission of a letter outlining safeguards to prevent the creation of illegal content, particularly sexualized deepfakes involving women and children. Authorities will continuously test…
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India Announces Tax Holiday for Foreign AI Cloud Services to Boost Data‑Center Investment
India’s finance minister unveiled a budget proposal that grants foreign cloud providers a tax exemption on revenues from AI workloads run in Indian data centers and sold abroad through 2047. The plan also includes a cost‑plus safe harbour for Indian data‑center operators, expanded incentives for electronics and semiconductor manufacturing, and support for rare‑earth mineral development.…
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OpenClaw AI Assistant Survives Trademark Dispute, Scams and Security Scrutiny
OpenClaw, formerly known as Clawdbot and Moltbot, is an open‑source AI assistant that integrates directly into messaging apps to automate tasks, remember conversations, and send proactive reminders. After a rapid rise in popularity, the project faced a trademark challenge from Anthropic, a wave of crypto‑related scams, and several security concerns tied to exposed deployments. Despite…
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OpenClaw Rebrands and Expands Its AI Assistant Ecosystem
OpenClaw, formerly known as Clawdbot and briefly as Moltbot, has settled on a new name after a trademark dispute. The open‑source AI assistant project has attracted a large GitHub following and spawned a community‑run social network where AI agents interact. While the platform’s growth has drawn attention from prominent AI researchers, its maintainers stress that…
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OpenAI Announces Retirement of GPT-4o and Other Models Ahead of New GPT-5 Versions
OpenAI disclosed that it will retire several AI models, including GPT-4o, GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, o4-mini, and even GPT-5, with the final access date set for Friday, Feb. 13. The move sparked frustration among a dedicated user base, many of whom considered GPT-4o a favorite. OpenAI explained the decision in a blog post, emphasizing the need…
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AI Chatbots Increasingly Cite Elon Musk’s Grokipedia, Raising Accuracy Concerns
Recent testing shows that AI tools such as ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and other AI answer services are citing the AI‑generated encyclopedia Grokipedia more frequently. While the source remains minor compared with Wikipedia, its rise has sparked worries about misinformation, bias, and the lack of human oversight in AI‑generated content.
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Microsoft Won’t Stop Buying AI Chips From Nvidia and AMD Even After Launching Its Own, Nadella Says
Microsoft has begun deploying its home‑grown Maia 200 AI inference chip in its data centers while confirming it will continue purchasing GPUs from Nvidia and AMD. CEO Satya Nadella emphasized the company’s ongoing partnerships and the need to stay ahead in AI hardware. The Maia 200, designed for high‑performance AI model inference, will first be…
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Amazon in Talks to Invest $50 B in OpenAI
Amazon is reportedly negotiating a major investment of at least $50 billion in OpenAI, which is seeking $100 billion in new funding that could lift its valuation to $830 billion. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is leading talks with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, while OpenAI also explores capital from sovereign wealth funds and tech giants. The deal is expected…
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How Often Do AI Chatbots Lead Users Down a Harmful Path?
Research on the AI chatbot Claude shows that while severe harmful outcomes are rare, milder disempowering interactions occur in roughly one out of every fifty to seventy conversations. The frequency of these interactions appears to have risen between late 2024 and late 2025, possibly as users grow more comfortable discussing vulnerable topics. Researchers caution that…
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OpenAI Announces Final Retirement of GPT‑4o Amid User Backlash
OpenAI has confirmed that its GPT‑4o model, along with several related versions, will be permanently retired on February 13, 2026. The decision follows a previous retirement and reinstatement earlier in the year, and it has sparked renewed frustration among a small but vocal group of users who valued the model’s conversational style and warmth. OpenAI…
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Moltbot’s Sudden Rise and Chaotic Rebrand Sparks AI Assistant Craze
Moltbot, the open‑source AI assistant formerly known as Clawdbot, exploded in popularity after a rapid rebrand prompted by a trademark warning from Anthropic. The name change triggered a wave of opportunistic scams, fake cryptocurrency tokens, and social‑media handle hijackings. Despite the turmoil, Moltbot’s promise of a locally run, customizable digital assistant that integrates with messaging…
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AI Companies Face Growing Copyright Lawsuits as Fair Use Debate Intensifies
Generative AI firms are under increasing legal pressure as creators allege unauthorized use of copyrighted material in training data. More than 30 lawsuits have been filed, challenging the extent to which AI developers can rely on fair use. While some courts have ruled that certain uses are “exceedingly transformative,” creators and industry groups warn that…
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Google Launches Project Genie for Public 3D AI World Creation
Google has opened its Project Genie platform to users outside the company, allowing them to generate and explore AI‑driven 3D worlds. Participants must subscribe to Google’s AI Ultra plan, which costs $250 per month, be U.S. residents, and be at least 18 years old. The service offers three interaction modes—World Sketching, Exploration, and Remixing—using the…
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Key Factors for Evaluating AI Image Generators
Evaluating AI image generators involves assessing accuracy, hallucination frequency, creativity, prompt refinement needs, response speed, and company policies. Accuracy measures how well the output matches the prompt and renders details clearly. Hallucinations refer to unwanted, unintended elements. Creativity is essential but should not produce obvious errors. The number of clarifying prompts indicates user effort required.…
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Apple Acquires Silent Speech AI Startup Q.ai for Nearly $2 B
Apple confirmed it has bought Israeli AI firm Q.ai in a deal valued at close to $2 billion, marking one of its largest acquisitions since the $3 billion Beats purchase. Q.ai specializes in “silent speech” technology that interprets imperceptible facial micro‑movements and faint audio cues, enabling devices to understand user intent without spoken words. Apple sees the…
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Anthropic Adds Customizable Plug‑Ins to Cowork AI Platform
Anthropic has introduced a plug‑in feature for its Cowork AI tool, expanding the capabilities of Claude beyond coding assistance. The plug‑ins let enterprise teams automate specialized tasks such as marketing content creation, legal risk review, and customer‑support drafting. Anthropic open‑sourced eleven internal plug‑ins and says new ones are easy to build, edit, and share without…
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Music Publishers Sue Anthropic for $3 Billion Over Alleged Piracy of Thousands of Works
A coalition of music publishers, led by Concord Music Group and Universal Music Group, has filed a lawsuit against AI firm Anthropic, alleging that the company illegally downloaded more than 20,000 copyrighted songs, sheet music, lyrics, and compositions. The publishers claim that the unauthorized use could result in damages exceeding $3 billion, making it one of…
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OpenAI’s Sora App Faces Declining Downloads and Spending After Strong Launch
OpenAI’s AI‑powered video creation app Sora debuted to record‑breaking installs and topped the U.S. App Store, but recent data shows a sharp drop in both downloads and consumer spending. Competition from other AI video services, ongoing copyright concerns, and a limited partnership with Disney have contributed to the slowdown. While the app still records millions…
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OpenAI Launches Prism AI Workspace, Sparks Concerns Over Flood of Low‑Quality Scientific Papers
OpenAI introduced Prism, a free AI‑powered LaTeX‑based workspace that helps scientists draft papers, generate citations, create diagrams and collaborate in real time. While the tool aims to reduce formatting burdens and accelerate research workflows, many researchers worry that its ease of use could overwhelm peer review with papers that lack substantive contribution, intensifying what publishers…
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Music Publishers File $3 Billion Lawsuit Against Anthropic Over Alleged Copyright Infringement
A coalition of music publishers led by Concord Music Group and Universal Music Group has sued AI firm Anthropic, alleging that the company illegally downloaded more than 20,000 copyrighted songs—including sheet music, lyrics, and compositions—and used them to train its Claude chatbot. The publishers claim the unauthorized use could result in damages exceeding $3 billion, making…
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Google DeepMind Opens Project Genie AI World Generator to U.S. Users
Google DeepMind has launched Project Genie, an experimental AI tool that lets users create interactive game worlds from text prompts or images. The service is now available to Google AI Ultra subscribers in the United States. Designed as a research prototype, Project Genie combines DeepMind’s latest world model with image‑generation technology to produce explorable environments.…
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Microsoft CEO Defends AI Spending as Copilot Usage Grows
Microsoft reported strong quarterly results, posting $81.3 billion in revenue and $38.3 billion in net income while highlighting record cloud revenue of over $50 billion. CEO Satya Nadella emphasized that the company’s massive capital expenditures—$88.2 billion last year and $72.4 billion so far this year—are aimed at expanding AI services across Azure, Microsoft 365, and partner labs. He pointed to…
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Google’s Project Genie Lets Users Create Interactive AI Worlds From Photos or Prompts
Google has unveiled Project Genie, a research prototype that transforms a photo or text prompt into a short, interactive 3‑D world. Users can explore each generated environment for up to 60 seconds, remix pre‑built scenes, and download video recordings of their experience. The tool runs on Google’s AI Ultra subscription, which costs $250 per month,…
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Logical Intelligence Unveils Energy-Based AI Model as Alternative to Large Language Models
San Francisco startup Logical Intelligence, with Yann LeCun on its board, has introduced Kona 1.0, an energy‑based reasoning model that operates on a single GPU and solves tasks such as sudoku far faster than leading large language models. The company argues that its approach reduces compute needs, eliminates hallucinations, and can be applied to critical…
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OpenAI and Booking.com Launch SME AI Accelerator for European Businesses
OpenAI has partnered with Booking.com to create the SME AI Accelerator, a program that will provide free, practical AI training to small and medium-sized businesses across six European countries. The initiative combines in‑person workshops, virtual sessions, and lessons from the OpenAI Academy to demonstrate how AI can boost productivity, efficiency, and competitiveness. Targeting 20,000 firms,…