I write about AI for a living — what people confessed to me about using ChatGPT surprised me

I asked a researcher why using AI can sometimes make us feel weird, and what she said surprised me.

OpenAI shelves erotic chatbot ‘indefinitely’
OpenAI shelves erotic chatbot ‘indefinitely’

OpenAI ​has paused plans to release a sexualized “adult mode” for ChatGPT, in its latest move to refocus on the company’s core ​products. According to The Financial Times, the erotic chatbot has been shelved “indefinitely” after facing pushback from employees and investors due to the problematic and harmful ​effects sexualized AI ​content can have on […]

Disney’s big bets on the metaverse and AI slop aren’t going so well
Disney’s big bets on the metaverse and AI slop aren’t going so well

Less than a week into his tenure as Disney’s newly appointed CEO, Josh D’Amaro, is already dealing with two separate crises that have cast a shadow over the company’s future plans. OpenAI is shutting down its Sora image-generation program just months after Disney announced a $1 billion dollar collaboration to bake the tech into Disney […]

ChatGPT can now give you real-time weather updates with AccuWeather

ChatGPT gets real-time weather support through a new AccuWeather app, letting users check forecasts, alerts, and live conditions directly within conversations.

‘AI will also present new threats to society’ — Sam Altman issues stark warning as $1 billion plan is revealed

Sam Altman says AI could help cure diseases — but warns it will also create serious new threats that no single company can control.

You can now browse Shopify stores and shop directly in ChatGPT

OpenAI is expanding ChatGPT‘s shopping capabilities, and it’s now making it easier to browse Shopify-powered brand stores and buy products through a more flexible checkout experience. The update builds on the company’s push into “agentic commerce,” aim…

I felt weird using ChatGPT in public so I tried this extension that disguises it as a Google Doc

GPTDisguise turns ChatGPT into a fake Google Doc, offering a funny but revealing workaround

ChatGPT is getting a much-needed upgrade for managing your files

OpenAI is rolling out a new Library tab and Recent files menu in ChatGPT, making it easier to find, reuse, and work with files across conversations.

OpenAI’s Sora was the creepiest app on your phone — now it’s shutting down

Though the underlying Sora 2 video- and audio-generation model is scarily impressive, there was not sustained interest in an AI-only social feed.