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The new general AI agent from China had some system crashes and server overload—but it’s highly intuitive and shows real promise for the future of AI helpers.

In a proposal, OpenAI describes DeepSeek as 'state-controlled,' and recommends banning models from it and other PRC-affiliated operations.

Sam Altman says AI will have a deflationary impact on the global economy, but warns the company's biggest constraint isn't data or demand.

The leaders building AI agree it will transform humanity—but not all agree on how to control it.

Baidu Inc. released a new artificial intelligence model that articulates its reasoning, in an apparent bid to regain momentum against up-and-coming rivals like DeepSeek.

Silicon Valley may value imperfect virtual PhDs more than universities pay real ones.

People find AI more compassionate and understanding than human mental health experts, a new study shows. Even when participants knew that they were talking to a human or AI, the third-party assessors rated AI responses higher.

CJR study shows AI search services misinform users and ignore publisher exclusion requests.

The term is everywhere this week, but its meaning is as vague as ever. Working on a definition matters.

New AI models from the likes of Google are showing that the technology can be run on fewer Nvidia chips. Will it cause another DeepSeek selloff?

We’re still a ways off from the conversational AI “partner” teased last year.

SoftBank is marching ahead on its ambitions to build out a major AI operation in its home market of Japan, on its own steam and in strategic partnership

The potential of multi-agent systems is a significant opportunity for many businesses in different fields, but there are sensitive issues that need to be addressed.

New tools may help fulfill CEO’s claim that agents will “join the workforce” in 2025.

“Probably the craziest thing I’ve said so far,” he admitted during an interview.

Strong and smart security operations teams are at the heart of any cybersecurity strategy, and today a startup that builds tooling to help keep them on

The startup says its super-realistic simulation is a better way to prove real-world safety—without the real-world miles.

Artificial intelligence is speeding up oil and gas drilling and prompting companies to take a second look at places they had viewed as too difficult or expensive to develop, executives detailed during the CERAWeek conference in Houston.

New research challenges prevailing idea that AI needs massive datasets to solve problems.

Elliot Wolf, the executive producer and son of “Law & Order” creator Dick Wolf, is entering a new venture aimed at engaging true crime fans.  He, Wolf Games is a new startup that leverages AI to generate daily murder mystery games. The company raised $4 million.

Some of the biggest use cases of AI are excellent suggestions for making the most of data for preventive care.

Anthropic, a San Francisco startup often cast as an independent player in the AI race, has deeper ties to Google than previously known. Court documents

Meta is reportedly testing an in-house chip for training AI systems, a part of a strategy to reduce its reliance on hardware makers like Nvidia.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says that OpenAI has trained a 'new model' that's 'really good' at creative writing.