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Pete Koomen, a prominent tech figure and YC Partner, has published a critique of Gmail’s AI assistant, arguing that it represents an outdated approach to implementing artificial intelligence in applications. In his blog post titled “AI Horseless Carriages,” Koomen explains that AI applications often fall short because developers don’t allow users to customize the system …
Anthropic, the company behind the AI assistant Claude, has developed a new technique to observe and analyze how its AI expresses values during real-world conversations with users. The research, conducted by Anthropic’s Societal Impacts team, examines whether Claude adheres to the company’s goal of making it “helpful, honest, and harmless” when interacting with users. The …
In a comprehensive essay titled “AI as Normal Technology,” researchers Arvind Narayanan and Sayash Kapoor from Princeton University argue that artificial intelligence should be understood as a normal technology rather than a potential superintelligence. Published by the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, the paper presents an alternative vision for understanding AI’s trajectory and …
Enterprise teams switching between large language models (LLMs) face numerous hidden challenges beyond simply changing API keys. According to an article by Lavanya Gupta, treating model migration as “plug-and-play” often leads to unexpected problems with output quality, costs, and performance. The report explores the complexities of moving between models like GPT-4o, Claude, and Gemini. Key …
In a wide-ranging interview at TED2025, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman addressed pressing questions about artificial intelligence safety, ethics, and the company’s future plans. The conversation, conducted by TED curator Chris Anderson, covered topics from OpenAI’s growth trajectory to the ethical implications of generative AI models. Altman revealed that ChatGPT has reached approximately 500 million weekly …
China’s ByteDance is transforming data from its popular apps TikTok, Douyin, and Toutiao into a competitive advantage in artificial intelligence, reports Meaghan Tobin of The New York Times. The company collects behavioral data from approximately 170 million U.S. TikTok users and around 1 billion users of its Chinese apps. This wealth of information has become …
Google is leading the AI race with its Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental model, which currently ranks as the best performing AI model across multiple benchmarks. According to Alberto Romero in his newsletter The Algorithmic Bridge, Google now dominates on every AI front. The model tops leaderboards including LMArena, GPQA Diamond, and Humanity’s Last Exam, outperforming …
OpenAI has significantly shortened its safety testing period for new AI models, prompting concerns about insufficient safeguards. According to a Financial Times report by Cristina Criddle, testers now have just days to evaluate models compared to several months previously. Eight people familiar with OpenAI’s testing processes indicated that evaluations have become less thorough as the …
A new report from The Information reveals significant internal turmoil behind Apple’s attempts to revamp Siri. According to a post by Hartley Charlton for Macrumors, Apple’s AI team repeatedly changed direction on the technical approach for Apple Intelligence, starting with plans for dual language models before pivoting to a single cloud-based solution. The report highlights …
James Cameron, director of films like “Avatar” and “Titanic,” sees potential in AI technology to reduce filmmaking costs significantly. In a podcast interview with Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth, Cameron expressed that generative AI could cut the cost of blockbuster films by half, primarily by increasing production efficiency rather than reducing staff. As Alex Weprin reported …