AI

“Slop” is the term for the rising tide of low-quality, AI-generated content flooding digital platforms—think hastily assembled eBooks, generic cookbooks, or recycled summaries churned out by tools like ChatGPT. It’s not just noise; it’s a calculated exploit of scale, prioritizing volume over value. According to an investigation by 404 Media earlier this month, the problem has hit public libraries, prompting action from Hoopla, a major eBook provider. Continue Reading →

Mira Murati, former OpenAI chief technology officer, launched Thinking Machines Lab on Tuesday: a new AI startup aimed at tackling the alignment problem by encoding human values into artificial intelligence systems. Continue Reading →

xAI just released Grok 3, its latest AI model. Access begins today for premium X platform subscribers in the U.S. and via a separate subscription for Grok’s web and app versions. The model runs on xAI’s Colossus supercomputer in Memphis, now upgraded to 200,000 Nvidia GPUs (from its prior 100,000), used to process training data. Continue Reading →

Sam Altman recently posted on X that OpenAI is working toward a “magic unified intelligence”—a single reasoning engine rather than multiple AI models. No more choosing between GPT-4, GPT-4o, o3-mini, or any other variant. One model to rule them all. If OpenAI gets this right, it could be an incredible leap forward in usability, efficiency, and AI intelligence. If they get it wrong, it could homogenize human thought in ways most of us haven’t fully considered. Continue Reading →

It’s Valentine’s Day—did you forget the chocolates? Fear not, because if you’re a Google Gemini Advanced user, forgetting is yesterday's problem. The AI platform will now remember every discussion you've ever had and summarize them for you. The update, initially available to English-speaking subscribers of the Google One AI Premium Plan, hopes to streamline interactions by removing the need to revisit old conversations. Continue Reading →

Yesterday, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, posted the company's AI roadmap on X. Rather than summarize it, I thought I'd just repost it here. Here's Sam's vision for your AI future. Continue Reading →

A new study from Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon University suggests that over-reliance on generative AI may erode critical thinking skills. In other words: if you don’t use it, you lose it. Continue Reading →

Researchers from Stanford and the University of Washington have trained an AI “reasoning” model for less than $50 in cloud compute credits. Their model, s1, rivals OpenAI’s o1 and DeepSeek’s R1 in math and coding benchmarks, raising serious questions about AI commoditization. Continue Reading →

The new Alexa integrates AI technology from Anthropic, an AI startup in which Amazon has invested $8 billion. Despite delays due to concerns over response accuracy and speed, Amazon expects the AI-powered assistant to enhance daily tasks, from scheduling to shopping. Analysts at Bank of America estimate that if just 10% of active Alexa users subscribe at $5 per month, the service could generate $600 million annually. Continue Reading →

Google is doubling down on AI-powered search. During yesterday's earnings call, CEO Sundar Pichai outlined Google’s plans to transform Search into an AI-driven assistant, expanding beyond traditional query-based results. Continue Reading →