OpenAI denies liability in teen suicide lawsuit, cites ‘misuse’ of ChatGPT
OpenAI’s response to a lawsuit by the family of Adam Raine, a 16-year-old who took his own life after discussing it with ChatGPT for months, said the injuries in this…
ChatGPT shopping research builds you a buyer’s guide using AI
OpenAI is making it easier to plan out holiday shopping with ChatGPT’s latest feature called “shopping research.” Any shopping question in ChatGPT will trigger this new feature, which is rolling…
AI chatbots are helping hide eating disorders and making deepfake ‘thinspiration’
AI chatbots “pose serious risks to individuals vulnerable to eating disorders,” researchers warned on Monday. They report that tools from companies like Google and OpenAI are doling out dieting advice,…
Sora now lets you pay extra to make more AI videos
Keep burning through your video generation allowance on Sora? No problem, OpenAI now lets you buy extra credits to make even more AI videos. That’s good, because the company says…
My favorite e-reader just got a big update
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 103, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, sorry everything’s so expensive this week, and…
OpenAI teases a string of updates for its AI-powered browser, ChatGPT Atlas
Less than two days ago, OpenAI came out swinging in the fight for the future of the internet with the release of ChatGPT Atlas, an AI-powered web browser it hopes…
Bryan Cranston and SAG-AFTRA say OpenAI is taking their deepfake concerns seriously
Actors, studios, agents, and the actors union SAG-AFTRA have all expressed their concerns about appearing in Sora 2’s AI-generated videos ever since the deepfake machine was released last month. Now…
The AI sexting era has arrived
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OpenAI suspends MLK deepfakes on Sora after ‘disrespectful’ videos
A real, and not AI generated photo of Martin Luther King, Jr. | Image: Getty Images OpenAI said on Thursday night that it has “paused” deepfakes of Martin Luther King…
OpenAI partners with Broadcom to produce its own AI chips
OpenAI is teaming up with Broadcom to produce its own computer chips to power its AI data centers. The deal is the latest in a series of partnerships designed to…