ChatGPT remains the dominant consumer AI product globally, but competitors are gaining ground fast. Olivia Moore writes for Andreessen Horowitz that ChatGPT now reaches 900 million weekly active users, up by 500 million over the past year, meaning more than 10 percent of the global population uses the tool every week. Despite that lead, Google’s …
A new study warns that intensive use of AI tools is causing a distinct form of mental exhaustion among workers, separate from traditional burnout. Researchers at Boston Consulting Group report findings from a survey of 1,488 full-time U.S.-based workers across industries, roles, and seniority levels. The study identifies a phenomenon the researchers call “AI brain …
Google’s AI Overviews are dramatically reducing organic search traffic in Germany, with health and parenting websites hit hardest. Johannes Beus reports for Sistrix, an SEO analytics platform, based on an analysis of more than 100 million keywords. AI Overviews are AI-generated answer boxes that appear directly on Google’s search results pages. Instead of linking to …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
AI tools promise to lighten workloads, but new research reveals they often have the opposite effect. Workers using generative AI are taking on more tasks, working longer hours, and experiencing increased cognitive strain. Aruna Ranganathan and Xingqi Maggie Ye report for Harvard Business Review on their eight-month study at a U.S. technology company with 200 …
Anthropic has emerged as a formidable competitor in the artificial intelligence industry by focusing on enterprise customers and positioning itself as the most safety-conscious AI company. The approach appears to be paying off both commercially and in investor confidence, even as critics question whether the company can maintain its principles while racing to capture market …