AI
AI is winning the copyright fight
Why music labels are folding in their cases against AI startups
AI
AI
How Trump is converting Republicans to AI safety
His new push for a state moratorium on AI regulation has the right talking like effective altruists. PLUS: the EU backtracks on AI and privacy, and Grok loves Elon
Perplexity
Amazon gets hit by a Comet
How Perplexity's smash-and-grab tactics are clouding the future of AI agents
Child Safety
Character.AI cuts off teens from their companions
It's the first big developer to say AI companions aren't safe for under-18s. Will others follow?
AI
How platforms are handling the slop backlash
AI-generated media is generating millions of views. But some companies are beginning to rein it in
AI
California regulates AI companions
As safety concerns mount, one state becomes the first to implement guardrails. Will they be enough?
AI
How leaderboards lost their spot as the best way to judge AI
Meta-backed Scale has a new leaderboard to challenge the industry leader. But has the AI industry already moved on?
AI
Four fresh signs of the AI bubble
The numbers are all mostly going up. The worries are, too
AI
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
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?
AI
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
OpenAI
ChatGPT adds a warning
It’s almost certainly not enough — but it’s a start.
Meta
Meta's five biggest AI problems
The company clearly needs an infusion of fresh talent — but blank checks aren't going as far as they used to
AI
How some Republicans changed their minds about AI safety
With a looming 10-year ban on any AI regulation at all, even the right is starting to get nervous about what might go wrong
OpenAI
OpenAI is going to make hardware
Generative AI and devices haven't yet found a good fit. Will Jony Ive be the one to change that? PLUS: Claude 4 arrives
At Google I/O, everything is changing and normal and scary and chill
At its annual developer conference, the company seeks to reassure everyone that AI is for everyday utility — but the great disruption to the web continues