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With competing models—including many free ones—flooding the market, OpenAI is announcing a cheaper way to use its AI.

This week, we examine the trend among generative AI chatbots to flirt, stammer, and try to make us believe they’re human—a development that some researchers say crosses an ethical line.

The company announced a new technique to make the workings of its systems more transparent, but people familiar with OpenAI say more oversight is needed.

This summer’s Games are going to look bigger and better and louder than ever, thanks to key innovations in the broadcast booth and in the cloud.

The software company has pushed back hard against claims that its algorithms helped make rent in the US too damn high. Property owners and managers aren’t entirely convinced.

Creators claim their videos were used without their knowledge.

Computer scientist Lance Fortnow writes that by embracing the computations that surround us, we can begin to understand and tame our seemingly random world.

Robotics researchers are exploring how large language models can give physical machines more smarts.

Sam Altman is touting AI’s ability to sway people’s behavior. His company is also wrestling with the risks.

Generative artificial intelligence tools, now part of the everyday user experience online, are causing stress on local power grids and mass water evaporation.