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Sam Altman’s make-or-break year: can the OpenAI CEO cash in his bet on the future?

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Altman’s campaigning for his company coincides with its use of enormous present resources to serve an imagined futureSam Altman has claimed over the years that the advancement of AI could solve climate change, cure cancer, create a benevolent superintelligence beyond human comprehension, provide a tutor for every student, take over nearly half of the tasks […]

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Latest ChatGPT model uses Elon Musk’s Grokipedia as source, tests reveal

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Guardian found OpenAI’s platform cited Grokipedia on topics including Iran and Holocaust deniersThe latest model of ChatGPT has begun to cite Elon Musk’s Grokipedia as a source on a wide range of queries, including on Iranian conglomerates and Holocaust deniers, raising concerns about misinformation on the platform.In tests done by the Guardian, GPT-5.2 cited Grokipedia

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eBay bans illicit automated shopping amid rapid rise of AI agents

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On Tuesday, eBay updated its User Agreement to explicitly ban third-party “buy for me” agents and AI chatbots from interacting with its platform without permission, first spotted by Value Added Resource. On its face, a one-line terms of service update doesn’t seem like major news, but what it implies is more significant: The change reflects

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Scarlett Johansson and Cate Blanchett back campaign accusing AI firms of theft

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Hundreds of writers, musicians and performers urge licensing deals instead of scraping creative workScarlett Johansson, Cate Blanchett, REM and Jodi Picoult are among hundreds of Hollywood stars, musicians and authors backing a new campaign accusing AI companies of “theft” of their work.The “Stealing Isn’t Innovation” drive launched on Thursday with the support of approximately 800

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Why Trump is worried datacenters might cost his party an election

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The president wants big tech to pay more for electricity, but he’s curbing renewable projects that could boost supplyDonald Trump is worried about datacenters. Specifically, he is concerned about their effects on an already expensive electricity market in the United States. Will Americans’ resentment of sharply rising energy costs scuttle his party’s November election ambitions?The

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Gates Foundation and OpenAI test AI in African healthcare

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Primary healthcare systems across parts of Africa are under growing strain, caught between rising demand, chronic staff shortages, and shrinking international aid budgets. In that context, AI is being tested in healthcare less as a breakthrough technology and more as a way to keep basic services running. According to reporting by Reuters, the Gates Foundation

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The year of the ‘hectocorn’: the $100bn tech companies that could float in 2026

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OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceX and Stripe are rumoured to be among ten of the biggest companies considering IPOsYou’ve probably heard of “unicorns” – technology startups valued at more than $1bn – but 2026 is shaping up to be the year of the “hectocorn”, with several US and European companies potentially floating on stock markets at valuations

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Has Gemini surpassed ChatGPT? We put the AI models to the test.

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The last time we did comparative tests of AI models from OpenAI and Google at Ars was in late 2023, when Google’s offering was still called Bard. In the roughly two years since, a lot has happened in the world of artificial intelligence. And now that Apple has made the consequential decision to partner with

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OpenAI Introduces Age Prediction on ChatGPT to Add Safeguards for Teens

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OpenAI has begun rolling out an age prediction system on ChatGPT consumer plans to identify accounts that may belong to users under 18 and automatically apply additional safety protections. The company said the move aims to ensure teens receive a more restricted experience, while adults continue to access the service with fewer limitations. “Young people

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