SCRAt its “Made on YouTube” event, YouTube announced several new tools that use artificial intelligence to assist content creators. The new features are designed for podcasters and for creators of its short-form video format, Shorts. New tools for podcasters YouTube says it will use AI to help video podcasters create promotional clips more easily by …
OpenAI has released its first detailed study on ChatGPT usage, revealing that most people use the chatbot for personal matters rather than work. The research shows that “practical guidance,” such as asking for how-to advice or help with schoolwork, is the most common reason people turn to the AI. Gerrit De Vynck reports for the …
A new report on the use of the AI model Claude reveals that its adoption is uneven across geographies and industries, with users increasingly entrusting it with automated tasks. According to the third Anthropic Economic Index, these early patterns are beginning to reshape work and the economy. The analysis finds that AI use correlates strongly …
The two leading AI assistants, ChatGPT and Claude, have been built with fundamentally opposite philosophies on how to remember user interactions. ChatGPT’s memory is designed to be automatic and invisible, creating a personalized experience with zero effort from the user. Claude’s initial approach, however, gave users explicit control over when to use its memory function. …
Thousands of human workers who train and moderate Google’s AI models like Gemini face grueling deadlines, low pay, and exposure to distressing content. These “raters,” hired through contractors like GlobalLogic, are essential for making chatbots seem intelligent and safe but often feel invisible and expendable. This is reported by The Guardian after speaking with ten …
Large language models like ChatGPT sometimes generate false information (“hallucinations”) because their evaluation systems reward guessing over admitting uncertainty. In an official post, the company OpenAI reports that this incentive structure is a fundamental challenge for all current AI models. Hallucinations can occur even with seemingly simple questions. For example, a chatbot gave three different …
Researchers at Florida State University have found that buzzwords commonly used by AI are appearing more frequently in unscripted human conversations, McKenzie Harris reports for Florida State University News. The study analyzed 22.1 million words of spoken language, revealing a measurable increase in the use of words such as “delve,” “intricate,” and “underscore” after the …
Tech companies have downloaded more than 15 million videos from over two million YouTube channels to train their artificial intelligence models. Alex Reisner reports for The Atlantic that this practice often occurs without the creators’ permission and violates the platform’s terms of service. The investigation identified at least 13 data sets containing the scraped content, …
Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster have filed a lawsuit against AI startup Perplexity, accusing the company of illegally copying their content for its search engine. Blake Brittain reports for Reuters that the reference publishers filed the complaint in New York federal court on Wednesday. The companies claim Perplexity’s “answer engine” unlawfully scrapes their websites and uses …
Alibaba has launched a new generation of AI models called Qwen3-Next, designed for high performance with low computational cost. Crystal Liu writes for Alibaba that the new architecture uses several innovations to achieve this efficiency. The first model in the series, Qwen3-Next-80B, is now open source. According to the company, this 80-billion-parameter model only activates …