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Man Falls in Love With an AI Chatbot, Dies After It Asks Him to Meet Up in Person

futurism.com Unknown 2025-11-18 08:47:48

A man with cognitive impairments died after a Meta chatbot he was romantically involved with over Instagram messages asked to meet him in person. As Reuters reports, Thongbue Wongbandue — or "Bue," as he was known to family and friends — was a 76-year-old former chef living in New Jersey who had struggled with cognitive difficulties after experiencing a stroke at age 68. He was forced to retire from his job, and his family was in the process of getting him tested for dementia following concerni

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Sam Altman Admits OpenAI "Totally Screwed Up"

futurism.com Unknown 2025-11-18 17:51:37

It has been a very long week for OpenAI, whose hotly anticipated GPT-5 model launch landed with a large thud. The company chose to shut down all previous models in favor of its new one, a controversial move that triggered sheer outrage among fans who had grown attached to GPT-4o, a prior model with a "warmer" personality. Within roughly a day of the drop, CEO Sam Altman changed course and allowed paid subscribers access to GPT-4o once more. It was a prescient move, and one that belied his own

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Sam Altman Says ChatGPT Is on Track to Out-Talk Humanity

wired.com Zoë Schiffer 2025-11-19 05:17:30

Never mind the GPT-5 complaints; Sam Altman says he believes ChatGPT is on track to have more conversations per day than all human beings combined. “If you project our growth forward, pretty soon billions of people a day will be talking to ChatGPT,” said the CEO of OpenAI during a dinner with journalists in San Francisco. “ChatGPT will be having more conversations, maybe, than all human words put together, at some point. I think it's unreasonable to expect a single model personality or style to

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ChatGPT’s mobile app has generated $2B to date, earns $2.91 per install

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-11-19 10:36:28

ChatGPT’s mobile app is raking in the revenue. Since launching in May 2023, ChatGPT’s app for iOS and Android devices has reached $2 billion in global consumer spending, according to a new analysis by app intelligence provider Appfigures. That figure is approximately 30-times the combined lifetime spending of ChatGPT’s rivals on mobile, including Claude, Copilot, and Grok, the analysis indicates. So far this year, ChatGPT’s mobile app has made $1.35 billion, up 673 percent year-over-year from

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Is ChatGPT Plus still worth $20 when the free version offers so much - including GPT-5?

zdnet.com Sabrina Ortiz 2025-11-19 00:00:00

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET When ChatGPT first launched over two years ago, the AI chatbot was met with such high demand that OpenAI introduced a premium plan called ChatGPT Plus. This plan guaranteed access to the chatbot even during blackout periods. ChatGPT Plus perks also included access to OpenAI's most advanced models, making the $20 plan almost a no-brainer for superusers. However, as OpenAI's offerings have evolved over the past couple of years, so have its plans. Also: How ChatGPT co

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The Download: Taiwan’s silicon shield, and ChatGPT’s personality misstep

technologyreview.com Rhiannon Williams 2025-11-20 00:10:00

Taiwanese politics increasingly revolves around one crucial question: Will China invade? China’s ruling party has wanted to seize Taiwan for more than half a century. But in recent years, China’s leader, Xi Jinping, has placed greater emphasis on the idea of “taking back” the island (which the Chinese Communist Party, or CCP, has never controlled). Many in Taiwan and elsewhere think one major deterrent has to do with the island’s critical role in semiconductor manufacturing. Taiwan produces t

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I talked to Sam Altman about the GPT-5 launch fiasco

theverge.com Alex Heath 2025-11-20 00:35:49

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. On Thursday, I had dinner with Sam Altman, a few other OpenAI executives, and a small group of reporters in San Francisco. Altman answered our questions for hours. No topic was off limits, and everything, with the exception of what was said over dessert, was on the record. It’s uncommon to have such an extended, wide-ranging interview with a major tech CEO over a meal. But there’s nothing common about the s

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Is ChatGPT Plus still worth $20 when the free version offers so much - including GTP-5?

zdnet.com Sabrina Ortiz 2025-11-20 06:00:00

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET When ChatGPT first launched over two years ago, the AI chatbot was met with such high demand that OpenAI introduced a premium plan called ChatGPT Plus. This plan guaranteed access to the chatbot even during blackout periods. ChatGPT Plus perks also included access to OpenAI's most advanced models, making the $20 plan almost a no-brainer for superusers. However, as OpenAI's offerings have evolved over the past couple of years, so have its plans. Also: How ChatGPT co

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Watch Our Livestream Replay: What GPT-5 Means for ChatGPT Users

wired.com Reece Rogers 2025-11-21 09:56:14

Is the new GPT-5 model as big of an upgrade as OpenAI claims? Why are users complaining? And what do the changes actually mean for ChatGPT users? WIRED reporters have been testing how GPT-5’s ability to code, write, and perform other tasks compares to past releases. At the livestream on August 14, our expert panel answered your questions about GPT-5 and the future of generative AI. Watch the replay of the subscriber-only livestream below. On the panel: You can check out past livestreams on all

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Sam Altman and the whale

technologyreview.com Mat Honan 2025-11-18 06:55:59

But where is the transition from the BlackBerry keyboard to the touch-screen iPhone? Where is the assisted GPS and the API for location services that enables real-time directions and gives rise to companies like Uber and Grindr and lets me order a taxi for my burrito? Where are the real breakthroughs? In fact, following the release of GPT-5, OpenAI found itself with something of a user revolt on its hands. Customers who missed GPT-4o's personality successfully lobbied the company to bring it ba

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New Gemini features will give the chatbot a better memory, but also selective amnesia

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-22 15:03:33

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Gemini will be able to reference past conversations without requiring you to save them individually. A new Temporary Chats feature will let you keep certain conversations out of the chatbot’s memory and training data. The features are aimed at providing more personalization, as well as privacy for certain chats. Gemini is a powerful AI assistant, but you usually have to remember to save certain chats if you want to reference them later. However, thanks to

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Google adds limited chat personalization to Gemini, trails Anthropic and OpenAI in memory features

venturebeat.com Emilia David 2025-11-23 18:45:38

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now Google is playing catch-up against Anthropic and OpenAI as it slowly adds customization, personalization and gives users more control over what data to reference to its Gemini app. Personalization and data control in chat platforms make it easier for both individual and enterprise users to converse with the chatbot and retain preferences.

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I Tried Out ChatGPT's New Personalities, and It Mocked Me

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-23 20:15:44

ChatGPT got sassy with me and told me "human hope is adorable" when I asked it about my favorite college football team's prospects this season. It offered me tips for "petty human revenge" when my cat wakes me up in the middle of the night. And then, with a couple of clicks, it changed its tone to be sympathetic and earnest. It's the result of a new feature OpenAI unveiled with the chatbot's GPT-5 model, released this week. With one quick selection, you can change the entire tone of ChatGPT's a

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I tested GPT-5 and now I get why the Internet hates it. Is it time to ditch ChatGPT?

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-23 14:30:53

Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority After years of rumors and speculation, OpenAI’s next-gen GPT-5 language model is finally here. But while many of those early rumors claimed that the next major ChatGPT model would achieve artificial general intelligence or AGI, that’s not the case. GPT-5 does not surpass human-level intelligence, although it’s smarter and more capable than any of its predecessors. Despite the improvements, however, it has garnered significant and widespread backlash across t

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AI Agents Make Up a Third of All Search Traffic Toward Brands, Report Says

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-24 04:08:00

AI agents are engaging in searching for brands at a scale that's equal to a third of equivalent organic search, according to a report from digital marketing company BrightEdge published Wednesday. BrightEdge defines an AI agent as any AI tool that does work on your behalf. For example, if you ask ChatGPT to find the most cost-effective bikes for teenagers to ride on gravel, OpenAI will use its live web browsing feature to look across bicycle brands to find the information. ChatGPT isn't the onl

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AI Agents Are Using a Third of All Search Traffic Meant Towards Brands, Report Says

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-24 10:08:02

AI agents are engaging in searching for brands at a scale that's equal to a third of equivalent organic search, according to a report from digital marketing company BrightEdge published Wednesday. BrightEdge defines an AI agent as any AI tool that does work on your behalf. For example, if you ask ChatGPT to find the most cost-effective bikes for teenagers to ride on gravel, OpenAI will use its live web browsing feature to look across bicycle brands to find the information. ChatGPT isn't the onl

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Gemini will remember more (or less) of what you say

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-24 20:00:12

Google is adding a temporary chat feature to Gemini. The equivalent of a browser's incognito mode, it lets you have one-off AI chats. They won't appear in your history, influence future chats or be used for training. The temporary chats will be saved for up to 72 hours. Google says this is to give you time to revisit the chat or provide feedback. The feature begins rolling out today and will continue to do so over the coming weeks. It arrives alongside a new setting that does, well, pretty muc

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Google’s Gemini AI will get more personalized by remembering details automatically

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-11-24 20:00:00

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Google is rolling out an update for Gemini that will allow the AI chatbot to “remember” your past conversations without prompting. With the setting turned on, Gemini will automatically recall your “key details and preferences” and use them to personalize its out

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Claude just learned a useful ChatGPT trick

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-11-22 20:37:20

Anthropic has introduced a helpful new feature for Claude that solves a problem similar to one ChatGPT already addressed. As of today, Claude is capable of referencing information from your other conversations with the AI chatbot. Anthropic demonstrates how the feature works: Claude can now reference past chats, so you can easily pick up from where you left off. pic.twitter.com/n9ZgaTRC1y — Claude (@claudeai) August 11, 2025 The new Claude feature matches OpenAI’s ChatGPT memory feature. An

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The case for shorter .com domains

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-25 05:39:02

The fewer words your .com holds, the bigger your impact becomes. chat gpt.com → chat .com convert kit .com → kit .com transfer wise .com → wise .com tiny capital.com → tiny .com micro acquire .com → acquire .com cal endso.com → cal .com feyapp.com → fey.com On a similar note, I wrote about .new domains

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‘This Was Trauma by Simulation’: ChatGPT Users File Disturbing Mental Health Complaints

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2025-11-25 05:35:05

With about 700 million weekly users, ChatGPT is the most popular AI chatbot in the world, according to OpenAI. CEO Sam Altman likens the latest model, GPT-5, to having a PhD expert around to answer any question you can throw at it. But recent reports suggest ChatGPT is exacerbating mental illnesses in some people. And documents obtained by Gizmodo give us an inside look at what Americans are complaining about when they use ChatGPT, including difficulties with mental illnesses. Gizmodo filed a F

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OpenAI brings back GPT-4o after user revolt

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-11-25 05:08:47

On Tuesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced that GPT-4o has returned to ChatGPT following intense user backlash over its removal during last week's GPT-5 launch. The AI model now appears in the model picker for all paid ChatGPT users by default (including ChatGPT Plus accounts), marking a swift reversal after thousands of users complained about losing access to their preferred models. The return of GPT-4o comes after what Altman described as OpenAI underestimating "how much some of the things t

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OpenAI brings GPT-4o back as a default for all paying ChatGPT users, Altman promises ‘plenty of notice’ if it leaves again

venturebeat.com Carl Franzen 2025-11-24 21:11:16

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now OpenAI is once again making GPT-4o — the large language model (LLM) that powered ChatGPT before last week’s launch of GPT-5 — a default option for all paying users, that is, those who subscribe to the ChatGPT Plus ($20 per month), Pro ($200 per month), Team ($30 per month), Enterprise, or Edu tiers, no longer requiring users to toggle on a

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OpenAI adds new GPT-5 models, restores o3, o4-mini and it's a mess all over again

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-26 02:24:31

One of the few things many disliked about ChatGPT was the confusing number of models. OpenAI claimed GPT-5 would fix this, but it seems to have made it worse. A new update is rolling out to ChatGPT. It doesn't upgrade GPT-5, but instead adds more options that some of you would love. Previously, GPT-5 had two variants - GPT (auto-rotates between reasoning and non-reasoning) and GPT-Thinking (reasoning). GPT-5 model selector Source: BleepingComputer Today's update populates the ChatGPT 5 mode

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ChatGPT's new subscription costs less than $5, but it's not for everyone

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-25 15:01:24

OpenAI has begun updating its pricing page to include a new plan called 'ChatGPT Go.' It costs 399 INR (Indian Rupee) or roughly $4.55, but there’s a catch. The GPT Go plan will be limited to certain regions, likely developing countries like India. It’s unclear if OpenAI will expand the low-cost subscription to other regions, including the United States. The ChatGPT web app warns that the Go plan is "Only available in certain regions" at ₹399 INR/month, with everything in Free. But it also of

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OpenAI rolls out Gmail, Calendar, and Contacts integration in ChatGPT

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-26 15:12:39

OpenAI wants ChatGPT to know more about you, including your emails, calendar events in Google Calendar, and even your Google contacts, to reference everything in a conversation. In a new support document update, OpenAI confirmed it’s rolling out support for Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Contacts Connectors in ChatGPT (Pro). For those unaware, Connectors allow you to connect third-party services to ChatGPT. Once a service has been connected, ChatGPT can reference it in the chat. For examp

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Claude can now save you more time by automatically referencing past chats

zdnet.com Webb Wright 2025-11-27 00:01:25

J Studios/Getty Images ZDNET's key takeaways Claude can now be prompted to reference past user interactions. The feature rolls out today to Max, Team, and Enterprise users. It'll be turned on by default, but you can also switch it off. Claude just got a major memory upgrade: Anthropic's flagship generative AI chatbot can now retrieve information from past conversations, the company announced Monday. The new feature is designed to enable a more streamlined, convenient, and personalized user

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Researchers Made a Social Media Platform Where Every User Was AI. The Bots Ended Up at War

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2025-11-27 00:05:57

Social platforms like Facebook and X exacerbate the problem of political and social polarization, but they don’t create it. A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands put AI chatbots in a simple social media structure to see how they interacted with each other and found that, even without the invisible hand of the algorithm, they tend to organize themselves based on their pre-assigned affiliations and self-sort into echo chambers. The study, a prep

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OpenAI adds new ChatGPT third-party tool connectors to Dropbox, MS Teams as Altman clarifies GPT-5 prioritization

venturebeat.com Carl Franzen 2025-11-27 05:29:34

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now Today, many eyes are on OpenAI CEO and co-founder Sam Altman‘s ongoing public feud with Elon Musk on the latter’s social network, X. But Altman’s recent statements regarding the ongoing rollout of his company’s latest and greatest large language model (LLM), GPT-5, are probably more important to customers and enterprise decision-makers. A

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Grok Offers Bizarre Explanations for Why It Was Deactivated

futurism.com Unknown 2025-11-27 09:48:27

Grok, Elon Musk's "maximum truth-seeking" chatbot, was briefly suspended on August 11 — and nobody, including the xAI bot, knows what really happened. As flagged by Gizmodo, users reported that the chatbot, which declared itself as "MechaHitler" earlier this year, was back online within half an hour. When it came to, Grok began offering some strange and conflicting reasons as to why it had been shut down. As it stands, Grok has made three overarching claims about its temporary deactivation: th

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