OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT has reached 800 million weekly active users. CEO Sam Altman announced the new milestone during the company’s developer conference, Dev Day. Rebecca Bellan reports for TechCrunch that this marks a significant increase in adoption. The user base has grown from 500 million weekly users at the end of March and 700 million …
OpenAI has entered into agreements valued at approximately $1 trillion to secure the computing power required for its artificial intelligence models. These commitments far exceed the company’s current revenue, as Tabby Kinder and George Hammond report for the Financial Times. The deals involve major technology companies such as Nvidia, AMD, Oracle, and CoreWeave. Over the …
OpenAI’s new video generation app, Sora, has become the number one free application in Apple’s App Store shortly after its release. Ashley Capoot reports for CNBC. The app achieved the top spot despite being available by invitation only. With Sora and its popular chatbot ChatGPT, OpenAI now holds two of the top three positions in …
A recent US study indicates that there is little evidence of generative artificial intelligence causing widespread job losses or severely disrupting the labor market. Claire Jones and Melissa Heikkilä report for the Financial Times that the research was conducted by economists at the Yale University Budget Lab and the Brookings Institution. The analysis suggests that …
The Wikimedia Foundation is addressing the rise of artificial intelligence with a dual approach, releasing a human rights assessment on AI’s potential impact while a new project makes its data more useful for AI developers. Assessing Potential Risks The foundation published a Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) to analyze how AI could affect projects like …
OpenAI generated $4.3 billion in revenue in the first six months of 2025, surpassing its earnings for the entire previous year. Entrepreneur reports this, citing shareholder documents viewed by The Information. The strong growth is attributed to the increased adoption of ChatGPT, which now has 700 million weekly users, a fourfold increase from the same …
A majority of Americans express more concern than excitement about the growing use of artificial intelligence in daily life and want more control over how it is used. Brian Kennedy reports for the Pew Research Center that people are particularly worried about AI’s potential to weaken human creativity and personal connections. The survey shows that …
AI agents, programs that autonomously perform tasks, are a significant emerging technology, but their broad acceptance hinges on trust and a clear value proposition. A new study by the polling institute YouGov, commissioned by Telekom MMS, reveals a gap between consumer interest and current business implementation. While 39 percent of consumers use or consider using …
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 …