OpenAI’s risky step to protect teens
ChatGPT accounts will inform parents when their children express thoughts of self-harm. Will the move protect kids — or simply drive them elsewhere?
There might be a TikTok deal
After three extralegal extensions, Trump closes in on gifting ByteDance's jewel to his allies
Are Republicans changing their minds about AI safety?
A new FTC inquiry into chatbots and children shows that some within the Trump Administration may be reconsidering their anti-regulation approach
AI as Normal Technology, revisited
The authors of an influential paper on AI timelines stand by their view that societal transformation will take decades — but hasn't it already arrived?
Google makes a gaffe
What the company's accidental legal filing and the Browser Company's acquisition tell us about the true future of the web
Everything Mark Zuckerberg has gotten from Donald Trump so far
One year out from Trump's threat to imprison him, Zuckerberg now has the administration fighting battles for him around the world
A ChatGPT tragedy is only the beginning
The chatbot mental health crisis is here
Musk sues over Grok flop
Stanford's Mark Lemley on xAI's whiny lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI
What I learned about productivity this year
What I gave up, what I kept, and what's new. PLUS: How I'm using AI
Americans fear AI will take their jobs — but companies can’t quite get it to work
What new surveys tell us about the messy state of AI diffusion
The states are coming for AI therapy bots
It's clear that therapy chatbots can benefit people — but states may have good reason to intervene anyway
My dinner with Altman
In a wide-ranging conversation with reporters, OpenAI's CEO discusses the GPT-5 backlash, the AI bubble, and whether he would build a social network