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Altman: 'We Are at a Critical Time for ChatGPT'

OpenAI pauses other projects as CEO orders focus on its chatbot to keep pace with rivals like Google

(Newser) - OpenAI has declared a "code red" and is putting almost all of its resources into improving ChatGPT in a bid to keep pace with rivals, especially Google, reports the Wall Street Journal . CEO Sam Altman announced the move on Monday in a company memo, saying that other initiatives—including...

Time Person of the Year May Not Be a Person at All

Betting markets predict artificial intelligence will beat all human contenders for the honor

(Newser) - Artificial intelligence is emerging as the frontrunner for Time magazine's Person of the Year, according to bettors on Polymarket , who see AI as having a better shot than any human candidate, including President Trump, who Axios notes took the honor last year . AI had a 46% chance of being...

OpenAI Bigwig Wants ChatGPT to Be Unavoidable

Fidji Simo, firm's chief of applications, aims to close the gap between AI potential, real-world use

(Newser) - OpenAI's new applications chief, Fidji Simo, is on a mission to turn ChatGPT into an indispensable tool—one that users will eventually be willing to pay for. Simo, who joined the company in August after stints running Instacart and Facebook's main app, oversees the business side of OpenAI,...

Holiday Shopping, Now With More Bots

Big retail sites are rolling out AI shopping assistants to help you check off your list

(Newser) - When you're stumped by what to get Aunt Myrtle this holiday season, there's a bot for that. Although AI-powered purchases are in early stages, the shopping assistants and agents rolled out by the likes of Walmart, Amazon, and Google can do more than the chatbots of holidays past,...

Parents Suing Over Teen's Suicide: OpenAI Is Bullying Us

Lawyer says company is trying 'to find fault in everyone else,' including the victim himself

(Newser) - The parents who allege OpenAI's ChatGPT contributed to their 16-year-old son's suicide say the company's response, coming three months after their claims were filed, "abjectly ignore[s] all of the damning facts we have put forward." Jay Edelson, lead attorney for Adam Raines' parents, argues OpenAI...

The Dominoes in Larry Summers' World Keep Falling

Ex-Treasury chief resigns from OpenAI board after release of emails showing his ties to Jeffrey Epstein

(Newser) - Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers is resigning from OpenAI's board of directors, the ChatGPT maker and his office said Wednesday. His departure comes after the release of emails showing he maintained a friendly relationship with Jeffrey Epstein long after the financier pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution from an underage...

Cambridge Dictionary's Word of the Year Is 69 Years Old

But 'parasocial' is now much more mainstream

(Newser) - The Cambridge Dictionary has selected "parasocial" as its 2025 word of the year, highlighting the growing trend of people feeling personal connections with celebrities, fictional characters, and even artificial intelligence—despite never having met them. The term, in academic use since it was coined in 1956, is defined as...

Ohio Teen Looked to ChatGPT After Killing Neighbor: Cops

Boy takes plea deal, will be behind bars until age 21

(Newser) - A 14-year-old from Fairfax, Ohio, admitted to killing his 64-year-old neighbor after months of planning and online research, investigators revealed in court Monday. The teen, who was 13 at the time of the February killing of Sheila "Denise" Tenpenny, reportedly used AI tools like ChatGPT and other search engines...

OpenAI Slammed With Lawsuits Over 'Dangerous' ChatGPT

Complaints say AI-driven chatbot drove people even without prior mental health issues to suicide

(Newser) - OpenAI is facing seven lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide and harmful delusions, even when they had no prior mental health issues. The lawsuits filed Thursday in California state courts allege wrongful death, assisted suicide, involuntary manslaughter, and negligence, per the AP . Filed on behalf of six adults and...

Report: OpenAI Gears Up for $1T IPO
Report: OpenAI
Gears Up for $1T IPO
Oct 30, 2025 12:11 PM CDT

Report: OpenAI Gears Up for $1T IPO

Sources say one of the biggest IPOs of all time could happen as soon as next year

(Newser) - OpenAI is gearing up for what is expected to be one of the biggest initial public offerings in history. The ChatGPT creator is considering a regulatory filing as soon as the second half of 2026, Reuters reports, citing three sources familiar with the discussions. The sources say the IPO could...

Musk's Right-Leaning Answer to Wikipedia Is Here

AI-powered encyclopedia Grokipedia launches with fewer articles, accusations of factual errors

(Newser) - Elon Musk has rolled out Grokipedia, an AI-driven online encyclopedia that aims to compete with Wikipedia by offering what Musk claims is a less biased perspective. The new site—which CNBC noted saw a "rocky" start on Monday, crashing for a few hours after launch—mimics Wikipedia's familiar...

In a Week, 1.2M ChatGPT Users Show Suicidal Intent

OpenAI says it's improved how its chatbot responds, but experts have concerns

(Newser) - OpenAI has revealed that a small but significant fraction of ChatGPT users display signs of serious mental health issues, including suicidal thoughts and psychosis. According to the company, 0.07% of weekly users—or about 560,000 people out of a total 800 million globally —show possible signs of...

Rude Prompts May Make ChatGPT Smarter
Rude Prompts May Make
ChatGPT Smarter
new study
Oct 27, 2025 2:50 PM CDT

Rude Prompts May Make ChatGPT Smarter

Study sees better responses, but researchers aren't suggesting everyone be jerks

(Newser) - A new study suggests that ChatGPT may give more accurate answers when users are rude—but researchers don't recommend it. The study, posted on the arXiv preprint database and not yet peer-reviewed, involved researchers creating 50 multiple-choice questions across subjects including math, history, and science, reports Live Science . Each...

How AI-Flavored Flirting Is Changing Online Dating

Singles are turning to chatbots to help out with their messaging, but authenticity is taking a hit

(Newser) - The rise of artificial intelligence is changing the dating game in unexpected ways, as more singles turn to tools like ChatGPT to help them craft messages and flirt online—a trend that's making it harder than ever to know who's really on the other side of the screen....

Turns Out ChatGPT Isn't Bad at Picking Powerball Numbers

Michigan woman let AI select her entries, wins $100K jackpot

(Newser) - A Michigan woman credits artificial intelligence for her $100,000 Powerball win. Tammy Carvey of Wyandotte said she asked ChatGPT to pick numbers for the Sept. 6 Powerball drawing, purchasing her ticket online through the Michigan Lottery, per a release from state officials cited by USA Today . Carvey, 45, matched...

OpenAI Launches Browser to Compete With Chrome
OpenAI Unveils Its
Answer to Chrome
Oct 21, 2025 7:38 PM CDT

OpenAI Unveils Its Answer to Chrome

Altman calls Atlas a rare 'opportunity to rethink what a browser can be about and how to use one'

(Newser) - OpenAI said Tuesday it is introducing its own web browser, Atlas, putting the ChatGPT maker in direct competition with Google as more internet users rely on artificial intelligence to answer their questions. Making itself a gateway to online searches could allow OpenAI, the world's most valuable startup, to pull...

ChatGPT's Foray Into Sex Raises New Worries
ChatGPT's Foray Into Sex
Raises New Worries
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Oct 19, 2025 11:29 AM CDT

ChatGPT's Foray Into Sex Raises New Worries

Sam Altman says his company isn't the 'moral police of the world'

(Newser) - ChatGPT is going there. Parent company OpenAI said this week that it would soon allow its AI chatbot to engage in "erotica for verified adults," as CEO Sam Altman put it. In a subsequent post , Altman promised proper safeguards, adding: "We are not the elected moral police...

AI Is Stealing Our Em Dashes
AI Is Stealing Our Em Dashes
Oct 13, 2025 5:40 PM CDT

AI Is Stealing Our Em Dashes

The beloved piece of punctuation has become a tell-tale sign of AI

(Newser) - Grammar nerds, brace yourselves—AI isn't just stealing creative jobs, it's stealing em dashes. The Guardian 's James Shackell writes that an editor recently told him to get rid of all the em dashes from his writing because "people assume that means it's written by...

Frustrated Job Seekers Are Trying to Manipulate AI

By hiding prompts in their résumés to get past AI screeners

(Newser) - As artificial intelligence becomes the new gatekeeper for job applications, some job seekers are getting creative—if not a little sneaky. Recruiters are reporting a surge in candidates embedding hidden instructions directed at chatbots in their résumés, using invisible text or code, all in an effort to trick...

ChatGPT Is Wrecking Real-Life Marriages

Couples use AI to argue, vent, and even divorce

(Newser) - Instead of going to couples therapy, why not just vent to AI instead? Futurism reports that ChatGPT is finding its way into marriages and divorces, with disgruntled spouses using the AI to write breakup messages, justify arguments, and even replace their partners in late-night conversations. For some, what began as...

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