ChatGPT is a conversational AI assistant developed by OpenAI, launched in November 2022. It became the fastest-growing consumer application in history and popularised large language models for mainstream use.
Adam Lyttle, a developer, posted on X that he used AI to create a Roblox clone populated with AI bots to simulate a multiplayer experience for his son, without telling the child, sparking backlash and…
A Hacker News user asks the community to define 'slop' in AI-generated text and code, questioning whether the issue is AI itself or the lack of review and testing. The post contrasts outsourcing work …
A developer built a tool that checks how visible websites are to AI engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini, revealing that most sites are failing at Generative Engine Optimization (GEO). The too…
Deepmark, a new browser extension and MCP server, lets users search bookmarks by their content rather than titles, with AI transcription, visual descriptions, and semantic search across 99 languages. …
OpenAI is previewing a new Ultrafast service tier that runs its GPT-5.6 Sol model up to 14 times faster than standard processing, generating up to 750 output tokens per second via Cerebras hardware. T…
Students at a U.S. public university in spring/summer 2026 see AI chatbots as mature technology with little recent improvement, according to instructor observations. The instructor reports that studen…
A New York Times investigation found that students are using AI agents to complete entire online courses by logging into platforms like Canvas and Blackboard, with none of the three most popular chatb…
A new web tool, GetPlus, scans 31 browser and IP signals to assess whether a user's environment matches restricted regions for ChatGPT, generating a risk score for account bans. The tool checks IP cou…
OpenAI expanded its ChatGPT ads test to the United Kingdom, Mexico, Brazil, Japan, and South Korea on August 11, 2026, after starting in the US in February 2026. The ads appear for logged-in adult use…
Members of Congress are using AI chatbots to write speeches, draft amendments, and manage constituent mail with little oversight, according to a Washington Post report. The Senate and House have clear…
Recordari, a custom memory graph built by developer Corby, scored 0.831 on the LoCoMo benchmark, outperforming Microsoft Research's Memora, which published a score of 0.801. The benchmark, run with th…
Just Facts, a nonprofit research group, tested paid versions of ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, and Claude with 100 political questions and found that ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude scored lower on prompts tied t…
A new study by Just Facts, a nonprofit research institute, found that three of the world's four leading AI chatbots—ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude—are more likely to repeat political falsehoods from the …
ApplyWise, an AI-powered job application platform, launched tools that tailor CVs and cover letters to specific job descriptions, score them against applicant tracking systems (ATS), and rewrite AI-ge…
A Brennan Center for Justice study found that major AI chatbots, including ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, Claude, Perplexity, and DeepSeek, consistently disputed election conspiracy theories when challenged, …
Revolut's automated assistant Rita charged customers a £55 break fee when they tried to cancel their Ultra subscription after the bank reduced WeWork perks, despite Revolut waiving the fee for such ca…
A new Axios-Generation Lab poll of 1,075 Americans ages 18 to 34 found that 27 percent said they believe they or someone they know has lost a job because of AI, according to results published Thursday…
Schools should teach students how to use AI responsibly rather than ban it, according to Larry Magid, CEO of ConnectSafely, in a piece featuring Kerry Gallagher, education director at ConnectSafely an…
PerkFuel has published a guide on tracking AI referral traffic in Google Analytics 4, based on its analysis of how visits from AI assistants like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity appear in anal…
Sageskills Technology launched FoundGPT, a Shopify app that optimizes stores for AI search engines like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity, featuring a 25-point AI-readiness audit, auto-fix for product d…