OpenAI
Why GPT-4o had to go
As OpenAI sunsets its most dangerous model, the tensions it exposed remain as tricky as ever. PLUS: Elon's space catapult, and OpenAI vs. Anthropic
AI
AI
The reporter who tried to replace herself with a bot
Anxiety about AI replacing entry-level jobs is on the rise. Could a state-of-the-art chatbot do the job of a Platformer fellow? PLUS: Anthropic vs. OpenAI, and will AI kill SaaS?
AI
Five ways of thinking about Moltbook
What a social network for AI agents tells us about the future. PLUS: Elon consolidates the X empire
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Falling in and out of love with Moltbot
Maybe someday you’ll have a genie in your laptop working for you 24/7. Today is not that day
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The AI productivity paradox
Managers say it makes them more productive. Workers don't. What gives?
Anthropic
Claude Code for writers
Five useful things I’ve built so far. Plus: Grok caves, and Thinking Machines implodes
AI
What I learned while cloning my own voice
Announcing Platformer+, a new way to listen to our columns
AI
The project that turned me into a Claude Code believer
I feel great about the website I’m building — and terrible for professional website builders. PLUS: Who will stop Grok? And ChatGPT will see you now
AI
Inside the debate over AI consciousness
At ConCon, researchers and tech workers debate whether future systems could develop an inner life — and how you would know if they did
AI
11 predictions for 2026
PLUS: What I got right (and wrong) about 2025
AI
AI is winning the copyright fight
Why music labels are folding in their cases against AI startups
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
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California regulates AI companions
As safety concerns mount, one state becomes the first to implement guardrails. Will they be enough?