Spotify takes on its doppelgänger problem
The company is taking new steps to stop AI impersonation — but across the internet, the problem continues to grow. PLUS: Anthropic in court, and Meta loses in New Mexico
Following: Elon tried to tank Twitter
PLUS: the White House's new AI agenda
Meta's new support bot probably can't get you your account back
The company's new support chatbot is better than what came before — but still missing the one feature that millions are clamoring for
Following: OpenAI wrestles with business strategy (and adult content)
Do Sam Altman and Fidji Simo have an alignment problem?
Why Meta is retreating from encryption
In 2019, Mark Zuckerberg called privacy the future of social networking. Not anymore
I have been released from my responsibilities as an unwilling editor for Grammarly
Some overdue reflections by its CEO, and a class-action lawsuit, bring an end to “expert review”
Bluesky changes course
Jay Graber built something impressive but stagnant. Can a new CEO get it growing again?
Grammarly turned me into an AI editor against my will and I hate it
The company tells Platformer it will let experts opt out of the controversial feature — but how different is it than what every other AI company is doing?
Inside the backlash to the AI war machine
A protest at OpenAI headquarters suggests the backlash to military AI is growing — even if its politics are still half-formed. PLUS: The Pentagon declares Anthropic a supply chain risk
Where does Anthropic go from here?
Shunned by the government, and newly appealing to consumers, the company is at a crossroads
What is OpenAI going to do when the truth comes out?
Sam Altman’s deal with the Pentagon seems too good to be true. What happens when the public realizes that?
The authoritarian AI crisis has arrived
AI safety researchers have long worried that a government would seek to use AI for domestic surveillance and autonomous killing. The Pentagon’s fight with Anthropic threatens to make it a reality