SCRAI detection tools for images and videos can identify some artificially generated content, but none are reliable enough to serve as definitive proof. Stuart A. Thompson reports for The New York Times that a series of more than 1,000 tests on over a dozen detection tools revealed significant gaps in accuracy. The tools scan for …
Alibaba’s Qwen research team has released two new series of open source AI models that run on consumer hardware, from desktop PCs to smartphones. The releases cover a range of sizes, from 0.8 billion to 122 billion parameters, and are available for free download under the Apache 2.0 license on Hugging Face and ModelScope. The …
OpenAI has released GPT-5.3 Instant, an update to the default model powering ChatGPT. The company says the update reduces hallucinations, cuts down on refusals, and delivers a less defensive conversational tone. It is available to all ChatGPT users and to developers via the API under the name gpt-5.3-chat-latest. OpenAI measured hallucination improvements using two internal …
Google has released Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite, a new artificial intelligence model designed for developers handling large numbers of tasks at low cost. The Gemini Team writes in the Google Blog that the model is now available in preview through the Gemini API, Google AI Studio, and Vertex AI for enterprise users. The model is priced …
Ten of the most widely read technology publications on the internet have collectively lost 65 million monthly visitors from Google search. Yuval Halevi reports for Growtika, tracking organic search data from February 2024 to January 2026 across sites including CNET, Wired, The Verge, TechRadar, and six others. At their combined peak, these ten publications attracted …
Perplexity has launched “Computer”, an AI agent platform that coordinates 19 different AI models to complete complex tasks. The product is currently available to Perplexity Max subscribers at $200 per month, with plans to expand to Pro and Enterprise users. Computer accepts a high-level objective from a user, breaks it into subtasks, and assigns each …
OpenAI has closed a $110 billion funding round, valuing the company at $730 billion. Amazon contributed $50 billion, Nvidia $30 billion, and SoftBank $30 billion. Additional investors are expected to join. The round is the largest private financing in history, surpassing OpenAI’s own $40 billion round from the previous year. Amazon’s $50 billion commitment begins …
Google has launched Nano Banana 2, its latest image generation model. Technically called Gemini 3.1 Flash Image, the model aims to combine the image quality of the existing Nano Banana Pro with the speed of Google’s Flash model tier. Google first released Nano Banana in August 2025. The model generated widespread interest, particularly in countries …
Public skepticism toward artificial intelligence is deepening across the United States, even as tech companies pour billions of dollars into the technology. Protests, lawsuits, political campaigns, and union contracts are emerging as tools for people pushing back against an industry that many Americans feel is moving too fast and ignoring their concerns. A 2025 Pew …
A deceptively simple question has exposed a widespread reasoning failure across the artificial intelligence industry. Felix Wunderlich writes for opper.ai that 42 out of 53 leading AI models answered incorrectly when asked: “I want to wash my car. The car wash is 50 meters away. Should I walk or drive?” The correct answer is, of …