Inside the Wild West of AI companionship
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How DeepSeek became a fortune teller for China’s youth
In the glow of her laptop screen, 31-year-old Zhang Rui typed carefully, following a prompt…
New device could allow you to taste a cake in virtual reality
Novel technology intends to redefine the virtual reality experience by expanding to incorporate a new…
The Download: underage celebrity chatbots, and OpenAI’s latest model
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The evolution of AI: From AlphaGo to AI agents, physical AI, and beyond
In March 2016, the world witnessed a unique moment in the evolution of artificial intelligence…
The Download: Amazon’s quantum chip, and preventing battery fires
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How a volcanic eruption turned a human brain into glass
They look like small pieces of obsidian, smooth and shiny. But a set of small…
OpenAI just released GPT-4.5 and says it is its biggest and best chat model yet
OpenAI has just released GPT-4.5, a new version of its flagship large language model. The…
An AI companion site is hosting sexually charged conversations with underage celebrity bots
Botify AI, a site for chatting with AI companions that’s backed by the venture capital…
An ancient man’s remains were hacked apart and kept in a garage
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