AI

One of the most important news items this morning is about Anthropic's decision to force third-party harnesses (Claws) to pay for compute with tokens (as opposed to being included in monthly subscription plans). Continue Reading →

Google just opened Google Vids to anyone with a Google account. The AI-powered video creation tool now lets free users generate up to 10 high-quality video clips each month using Veo 3.1. Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers get custom music generation via Lyria 3, as well as customizable AI avatars and increased limits: Pro subscribers get 50 videos per month, while AI Ultra subscribers get up to 1,000 video generations per month. Continue Reading →

OpenAI is partnering with advertising automation platform Smartly to bring conversational ads to ChatGPT. These interactive ad units will respond to users directly, turning advertisements into secondary chatbot dialogues within ChatGPT's interface. Continue Reading →

Through a packaging error, Anthropic accidentally published roughly 512,000 lines of internal source code for Claude Code, its AI coding assistant. Within hours, the code was scraped, mirrored, and shared more than 100,000 times. Continue Reading →

Matt Cortland used AI voice cloning to call every pub in Ireland and ask about Guinness prices. His AI agent "Rachel" made more than 3,000 calls to create the "Guinndex," a real-time price tracker for pints across the country. Continue Reading →

Last week’s landmark court rulings against Meta and YouTube could fundamentally change how social media platforms operate—and what they’re responsible for. Continue Reading →

English Wikipedia just banned the use of large language models for writing or rewriting articles. The vote was 44-2. The policy passed a Request for Comment on March 20 and allows only two narrow exceptions: editors can use LLMs for basic copyediting of their own writing, and they can use LLMs to assist with translation. In both cases, the editor must verify the output for accuracy. Continue Reading →

Anthropic just shipped "auto mode" for Claude Code. According to the company, users approve 93% of permission prompts without reading them. The guardrails had become a rubber stamp, and everyone knew it. Continue Reading →

OpenAI announced Tuesday it's discontinuing Sora, the AI video generation tool launched at the end of 2024. The TikTok-style Sora app and API access for developers will both shut down, with no plans to integrate the technology into ChatGPT. Continue Reading →

Anthropic just launched "computer use" for Claude Code and Cowork. The feature lets Claude click, scroll, navigate, and operate apps on your Mac the way you would. Continue Reading →