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 …
It’s a question that might creep into your mind quietly and slowly, usually in the middle of pasting a sensitive email draft or a snippet of proprietary code into a chatbot: Is all of this used to train the next AI model? Is my chat private? Didn’t someone say that random people might look at …
Automattic has added an AI assistant to WordPress.com that works directly inside the website editor. The feature is available to users on Business or Commerce plans at no additional cost and must be enabled manually in site settings. Once active, the assistant appears in the editor, the Media Library, and block notes. Users can issue …
AI adoption raises labour productivity at European firms by an average of 4%, but the gains are concentrated among larger companies. Iñaki Aldasoro and colleagues report for the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) based on data from more than 12,000 European firms. The researchers used a novel method to establish causation rather than mere …
Google has released Gemini 3.1 Pro, an updated version of its Gemini 3 Pro AI model. The company describes it as a step forward in core reasoning, intended for complex tasks where straightforward answers fall short. The model is now available to consumers through the Gemini app and NotebookLM, though access on those platforms is …
A sweeping new survey of business leaders finds that artificial intelligence has delivered almost no measurable gains in productivity or employment so far. Sasha Rogelberg reports for Fortune. Among roughly 6,000 CEOs, CFOs, and other executives surveyed across the U.S., U.K., Germany, and Australia, nearly 90% said AI had no impact on their operations over …
Anthropic has released Claude Sonnet 4.6, a significant upgrade to its mid-tier AI model. The company says it outperforms its predecessor across coding, computer use, long-context reasoning, agent planning, knowledge work, and design. Sonnet 4.6 is now the default model in claude.ai and Claude Cowork and carries the same price as its predecessor, Sonnet 4.5, …
Alibaba has launched Qwen3.5, a new artificial intelligence model designed to function as a multimodal agent capable of processing text, images, and video. The QwenTeam announces this development on the company’s website. The model contains 397 billion parameters but activates only 17 billion per task, which the team says optimizes both speed and cost. This …
ByteDance has released Seedance 2.0, an artificial intelligence model that generates videos from text prompts. The system can process text, images, audio, and video simultaneously. ByteDance states the technology is designed for professional film, e-commerce, and advertising productions. The model has generated significant attention on social media. One viral video depicted a rooftop fight between …
OpenAI has released updates to deep research in ChatGPT, introducing features that give users more control over how the AI conducts investigations and compiles reports. The tool now allows users to focus research on specific websites and a broader range of connected applications as trusted sources. According to OpenAI, this helps produce more accurate and …