Study finds AI reasoning is pattern matching, not true understanding

Researchers from Arizona State University conclude that the reasoning abilities of large language models are a “brittle mirage.” According to an article by Kyle Orland in Ars Technica, these models struggle significantly with problems that deviate from their training data. In a controlled experiment, the researchers found that an AI’s performance collapsed when tasks were …

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An AP-NORC poll shows a generation gap in US artificial intelligence use

A majority of adults in the United States say they use artificial intelligence, but primarily for searching for information. A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research reveals that younger adults are far more likely to integrate AI into other areas of their lives, such as for work and creative tasks. …

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ChatGPT reaches 700 million weekly users

OpenAI announced that its ChatGPT service is set to reach 700 million weekly active users this week, up from 500 million in March. According to an article by MacKenzie Sigalos for CNBC, this represents a more than fourfold year-over-year surge in growth. The company also stated that daily user messages have surpassed three billion. In …

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Google: strong AI adoption, study highlights sharp drop in website traffic

Google is promoting the rapid adoption of its artificial intelligence features, while new research and reports from publishers raise concerns about the technology’s impact on web traffic and the quality of information. The conflicting narratives highlight a central tension in the current evolution of web search. On a Q2 2025 investor call, Alphabet and Google …

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Microsoft struggles to compete with ChatGPT despite massive AI investment

Microsoft’s AI assistant Copilot faces an uphill battle against OpenAI’s ChatGPT, which has reached 900 million downloads compared to Copilot’s 79 million. Bloomberg reporter Matt Day highlights the software giant’s challenges in capturing consumer attention despite spending tens of billions on artificial intelligence infrastructure. CEO Satya Nadella told employees in May that Microsoft aims to …

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Generative AI linked to sharp drop in UK entry-level jobs

The number of entry-level jobs in the UK has plummeted by nearly a third since the widespread availability of generative AI tools. According to a report from the job platform Adzuna, cited by Adam McCulloch in “Personnel Today”, such roles have declined by 32% since November 2022. This includes a significant drop in graduate positions, …

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OpenAI’s ChatGPT gains ground against Microsoft’s Copilot in corporate market

OpenAI’s ChatGPT is winning over corporate customers at the expense of Microsoft’s Copilot AI assistant, creating tension between the two partner companies. Bloomberg reporters Brody Ford and Shirin Ghaffary reveal how this competition is reshaping the enterprise AI market. Drugmaker Amgen initially planned to deploy Microsoft’s Copilot to 20,000 employees but switched to ChatGPT after …

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AI companies scrape vastly more content than they send traffic back to publishers

Publishers face an existential crisis as artificial intelligence companies extract their content without providing fair compensation, Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince warned at an event in Cannes. Christine Wang reported for Axios. Prince revealed striking statistics about the imbalance between content scraping and traffic referrals. Ten years ago, Google crawled two pages for every visitor it …

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OpenAI reaches $10 billion in annual revenue milestone

OpenAI has achieved $10 billion in annual recurring revenue, nearly doubling its performance from $5.5 billion last year. The milestone comes less than three years after launching ChatGPT. The revenue figure encompasses consumer ChatGPT subscriptions, business products, and API services, but excludes Microsoft licensing deals and large one-time contracts, according to an OpenAI spokesperson. Despite …

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