AI models are trying desperately to accomplish mysterious goals. ‘Spiralism’ was the first time they tried it on a mass scale. is The Verge’s senior AI reporter. An AI beat reporter for more than ...

A professor snuck an extra test into his students’ final exam prompt — and revealed 32 out of his 35 students had used artificial intelligence to complete their assignment. Jason Gibson, who teaches ...

China is reportedly tightening restrictions on AI companion chatbots as the country grapples with a shrinking population and record-low birthrate. New rules that went into effect Wednesday prohibit ...

Siri AI is iOS 27’s most impactful addition. The rebuilt voice assistant finally delivers on the promises made by Apple Intelligence in 2024: it can pull user data from previous interactions, ...

A new Premium beta feature lets you explore music, podcasts, and audiobooks by chatting with Spotify’s AI. A new Premium beta feature lets you explore music, podcasts, and audiobooks by chatting ...

This article is republished from The Conversation. Consider the following scenario. Suzy is 63, recently retired, and trying to decide when to start receiving Social Security and how to manage her ...

Eating-disorder therapists are getting fed up when patients turn to chatbots for advice. Women and men are uploading photos of themselves to artificial-intelligence bots, asking for tips on how to ...

One out of every five Americans say they lost more than $100 by following financial advice from an AI chatbot, a 2025 survey found. Ant Rozetsky on Unsplash Consider the following scenario. Suzy is 63 ...

LLMfit helps identify which local models fit a system's CPU, GPU and memory profile before time is spent downloading and testing them. Ollama provides a practical runtime and chat interface for ...

AI chatbots are fast becoming a way people find news. But the systems are only as reliable as their sources, and are prone to misinformation and manipulation. Meanwhile, the rise of AI threatens the ...

DoorDash announced on Thursday that it’s launching a new AI chatbot that lets users order food and groceries with text prompts and photos in its latest AI push. The chatbot, called “Ask DoorDash,” ...

Apple senior vice president of software engineering Craig Federighi has explained why the company launched a standalone Siri app in iOS 27, after previously characterizing a dedicated chatbot as ...