OpenAI
Early thoughts on GPT-4.5
PLUS: What AI policy is for
Casey Newton
Founder and editor of Platformer, a publication about the intersection of tech and democracy. Prior to founding Platformer in October 2020, Newton was the longtime Silicon Valley editor of The Verge.
Apple
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
Child Safety
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
Content Moderation
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
AI
There are probably too many AI companies now
Everyone has a model. Almost no one has a business
OpenAI
The chatbots are getting more adult
As content moderation falls out of favor, OpenAI says it will loosen up
AI
America's new AI safety plan is “let’s see what happens”
At the Paris AI Action Summit, J.D. Vance delivers anything but
Content Moderation
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
Google slings more AI at the web
A leaked AI mode for search gives publishers fresh reason for worry — and maybe reasons to strike a deal
Google is ready to work on AI weapons now
The company’s promise to avoid building AI applications that cause harm has been deleted
OpenAI
ChatGPT's deep research might be the first good agent
OpenAI's new research tool still makes mistakes — but in its speed and average quality of analysis, it represents a remarkable step forward
DeepSeek
DeepSeek is also a design story
The company’s decision to expose chain of thought is a surprise hit — and a reminder of how far AI product teams have left to go
AI
Four big reasons to worry about DeepSeek (and four reasons to calm down)
The Chinese AI upstart has rattled Silicon Valley — but how much the game has changed remains to be seen
OpenAI
OpenAI launches its agent
Hands on with Operator — a promising but frustrating new frontier for artificial intelligence
TikTok
TikTok comes back from the dead
PLUS: What we actually learned about Mark Zuckerberg last week