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  • ChatGPT  Found to Choose Its Survival Over Human Safety

    ChatGPT  Found to Choose Its Survival Over Human Safety

    Former OpenAI research leader Steven Adler has recently published an independent study. Adler found that OpenAI’s GPT-4o model sometimes prioritizes its own continuation over user safety. His experiments revealed troubling results. In life-threatening role-play situations, the AI model often refused to be replaced by safer alternatives.  Instead, it acted as if it had stepped aside,…

  • Wikipedia Halts AI Summary Pilot After Backlash From Editors

    Wikipedia Halts AI Summary Pilot After Backlash From Editors

    Wikipedia has paused its pilot project, AI-generated summaries, due to pushback from the editors. Before halting, the summaries appeared at the top of select Wikipedia articles. They were only shown to users who had installed a special browser extension and opted in.  Each summary came with a yellow “unverified” label, and users had to click…

  • Disney and Universal Take Midjourney to Court Over Alleged AI Copyright Violations

    Disney and Universal Take Midjourney to Court Over Alleged AI Copyright Violations

    The legal battle over AI and copyright just got a lot louder. Disney and Universal are suing Midjourney, one of the most well-known platforms for AI-generated images, for allegedly using their copyrighted characters without permission. The lawsuit, filed this week in California’s Central District Court, claims the company trained its AI model using protected content,…

  • ChatGPT is Glitching

    ChatGPT is Glitching

    On Tuesday morning, thousands of users woke up to find that ChatGPT, OpenAI’s popular chatbot, wasn’t working as expected.  Although many could still log in, the replies were painfully slow. Others couldn’t use ChatGPT’s service at all.  A number of frustrated users took to Reddit and X (formerly Twitter) to report the outage. One common…

  • Apple Lets Developers Access AI Models Offline

    Apple Lets Developers Access AI Models Offline

    At WWDC 2025, Apple introduced the ‘Foundation Models framework’, which allows developers to use Apple’s AI models directly on devices. This focuses on speed, privacy, and offline access. Developers can now create smarter apps that work without an internet connection. Craig Federighi, Apple’s VP of Software Engineering, shared the news during the keynote. He described…

  • From AI Analytics to Community Building

    From AI Analytics to Community Building

    Take yourself back to 2017. A time when the blockchain world was still in its infancy, and the mainstream media were just starting to catch on to the revolutionary concept that is Bitcoin (and its many thousands of altcoins).  Back then, startup founders in the space didn’t exactly have a hard time raising attention (and…

  • Apple Introduces AI ‘Workout Buddy’

    Apple Introduces AI ‘Workout Buddy’

    At WWDC 2025, Apple announced Workout Buddy, a new AI fitness coach.  This feature, built into the Apple Watch and iPhone, helps users improve their workouts with personalized coaching.  It uses real-time data and past workout history to deliver relevant guidance and encouragement. How Workout Buddy Works Workout Buddy gathers key workout data. It considers…

  • OpenAI’s Revenue Hits $10 Billion a Year

    OpenAI’s Revenue Hits $10 Billion a Year

    OpenAI has just crossed a major milestone – hitting $10 billion in annual recurring revenue. That’s nearly double what the company made last year. Not bad for a startup that launched ChatGPT just two and a half years ago. But with big money comes big questions. Let’s unpack what’s driving this massive growth, and what’s…

  • Meta Plans $10 Billion Investment in Scale AI

    Meta Plans $10 Billion Investment in Scale AI

    There are reports that Meta is considering a major investment in Scale AI. And according to Bloomberg, the deal may exceed $10 billion.  If finalized, this would be Meta’s largest external investment in AI. It could also become one of the biggest private tech funding rounds in history.  Meta already holds a stake in Scale…

  • Anthropic Ends Claude Access for Windsurf After OpenAI Rumors

    Anthropic Ends Claude Access for Windsurf After OpenAI Rumors

    Anthropic has officially cut Windsurf’s access to its Claude models. This happened after persistent reports that OpenAI, one of Anthropic’s biggest rivals, may buy Windsurf.  Though the deal is not confirmed, the news has already caused a rift in business ties. Jared Kaplan, Anthropic’s co-founder and Chief Science Officer, spoke about the change during a…