How chatbots could spark the next big mental health crisis
New research from OpenAI shows that heavy chatbot usage is correlated with loneliness and reduced socialization. Will AI companies learn from social networks' mistakes?
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America crafts an AI action plan
Tech platforms got a rare opportunity to present President Trump with a wishlist — and they're using DeepSeek's success to push for controversial policies
Chatbots have started to reshape the web
New data from Adobe offers evidence for a big shift away from traditional search engines. Will the internet's vast public commons survive?
How Meta’s take on Community Notes misses the mark
Crowdsourced moderation is better than nothing — but how much better remains an open question
There are two TikToks now
One has been banned by the federal government and awaits a forced sale. The other keeps shipping
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
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
Meta
Mark blames Sheryl
PLUS: What executives are telling employees about Meta's move to the right
Meta
Meta just flipped the switch that prevents misinformation from spreading in the United States
The company built effective systems to reduce the reach of fake news. Last week, it shut them down
Meta
Meta goes mask-off
Scenes from a Trump transition
Meta
Meta just killed its diversity, equity and inclusion program
What employees are saying about the company's embrace of MAGA ideology —and what Meta is telling them not to say
Meta
Inside Meta’s dehumanizing new speech policies for trans people
"A trans person isn't a he or she, it's an it," reads a new guideline telling moderators what is now allowed on Facebook and Instagram
Meta
Meta surrenders to the right on speech
“I really think this a precursor for genocide,” a former employee tells Platformer
OpenAI
OpenAI says it knows how to make superintelligence now
But that might be the easy part
AI
15 predictions for 2025
PLUS: What I got right and wrong about 2024