Manus of the hour
What the hype cycle around a new Chinese AI model tells us about the state of competition in agents
Google's new AI Mode is a preview of the future of search
The next phase of AI's takeover of search offers plenty of links to the web — but will anyone click?
How AI stole Chegg's homework
For companies that rely on Google, the company's collapse offers a warning
Early thoughts on GPT-4.5
PLUS: What AI policy is for
Apple's clever answer to child safety concerns
In creating an age assurance API, the company raises hopes that platforms can keep kids safer without sacrificing everyone else's privacy
Why app stores are resisting a good idea to make kids safer online
Making app stores verify kids' ages could save everyone a lot of grief — but some worry it will introduce new risks
Google gives up on data voids
The company once warned users when they might be seeing low-quality results — but weeks before the 2024 election, the feature was quietly turned off
How Meta's concessions to the right may have backfired
A new inquiry from the Federal Trade Commission suggests that apologizing for "censorship" may have only emboldened the company's conservative critics
There are probably too many AI companies now
Everyone has a model. Almost no one has a business
The chatbots are getting more adult
As content moderation falls out of favor, OpenAI says it will loosen up
America's new AI safety plan is “let’s see what happens”
At the Paris AI Action Summit, J.D. Vance delivers anything but
An overdue idea for making the internet safer just got the funding it needs
How a new initiative from Google, OpenAI, Discord and others could transform trust and safety