Inside OpenAI’s Race to Catch Up to Claude Code

Anthropic, a smaller rival started by OpenAI defectors, has found runaway success with its programming agent, Claude Code.
The New York Times

More Than Half of Teens Use Chatbots for Schoolwork, Survey Finds

A new study from the Pew Research Center finds teenagers think chatbot-assisted cheating has become “a regular feature of student life.” A new study from the Pew Research Center finds teenagers think ...
The Guardian

Burger King cooks up AI chatbot to spot if employees say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’

OpenAI-powered assistant will help to ‘understand overall service patterns’, company says, as move sparks backlash From hospitality workers to retail employees, the exaggerated “customer service voice ...
The Atlantic

AI Agents Are Taking America by Storm

Americans are living in parallel AI universes. For much of the country, AI has come to mean ChatGPT, Google’s AI overviews, and the slop that now clogs social-media feeds. Meanwhile, tech hobbyists ...
Geeky Gadgets

Build a Safer OpenClaw Alternative AI Assistant Using Claude Code

Building a safer alternative to OpenClaw using Claude Code addresses significant security concerns while preserving the core functionality of an AI assistant. OpenClaw is recognized for its automation ...
The Verge

Burger King will use AI to check if employees say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Burger King is launching an AI chatbot that will ...
Wall Street Journal

Government Agencies Raise Alarm About Use of Elon Musk’s Grok Chatbot

Officials at multiple federal agencies have raised concerns about the safety and reliability of Elon Musk’s xAI artificial-intelligence tools in recent months, highlighting continuing disagreements ...
Android Police

Your Samsung Galaxy phone's browser may get a Perplexity-powered AI chatbot

Chethan is a reporter at Android Police, focusing on the weekend news coverage for the site. He has covered tech for over a decade with multiple publications, including the likes of Times Internet, ...
Futurism

US Government Deploys Elon Musk’s Grok as Nutrition Bot, Where It Immediately Gives Advice for Rectal Use of Vegetables

Until very recently, that was the message on the Trump administration’s just-launched website for its new protein-centric dietary guidelines, RealFood.gov, which was announced in a Super Bowl ...

Chat, Code, Claw: What Happens When AI Agents Work in Teams

The chatbot era is giving way to something bigger: AI systems that organize themselves into digital workforces capable of running projects from start to finish.
Reuters

China’s ByteDance releases Doubao 2.0 AI model for 'agent era'

China's ByteDance releases new AI model Doubao 2.0 ByteDance's release anticipates DeepSeek's unveiling of new product Doubao most-used AI chatbot app in China but facing pressure from Alibaba's Qwen ...
The Guardian

Her husband wanted to use ChatGPT to create sustainable housing. Then it took over his life.

Kate Fox says Joe Ceccanti was the ‘most hopeful person’ before he started spending 12 hours a day with a chatbot On 7 August, Kate Fox received a phone call that upended her life. A medical examiner ...