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Microsoft and OpenAI set their own rules for AGI

Microsoft and OpenAI have decided they'll define for themselves what counts as artificial general intelligence (AGI) and when they've supposedly achieved it. The two companies say they'll appoint a ...
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OpenAI has acquired AI finance startup "Roi"

OpenAI has acquired the AI finance startup Roi, known for offering investment advice based on individual financial data. The service will shut down on October 15. Roi's CEO and founder Sujith ...
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Junk data from X makes large language models lose reasoning skills, researchers show

Researchers have found that large language models permanently lose performance when they are continually trained on trivial online content, especially short and popular social media posts. This type ...
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AI chatbots use different sources than Google search and often cite less-known websites

A detailed study from Ruhr University Bochum and the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems highlights how traditional search engines and generative AI systems differ in the way they select sources ...
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Sora 2 Android app launches in more countries, introduces paid generations

OpenAI has launched the Sora app for Android in the US, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. The app is still free, but OpenAI says the service is "completely unsustainable" and ...
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"The winner takes it all!" - The US-China AI race explained

In the race for AI supremacy, there are two possible winners and the EU. An overview and assessment of the status quo. The global race to develop the best AI systems is in full swing. For years, the ...
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Salesforce's CRM benchmark finds AI agents struggle in real-world business scenarios

Salesforce's new CRMArena-Pro benchmark reveals major challenges for AI agents in business contexts. Even top models like Gemini 2.5 Pro manage just a 58 percent success rate on single turns. When the ...
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AI in war: How artificial intelligence is changing the battlefield

There are four major application areas for AI technology in the military: logistics, reconnaissance, cyberspace, and warfare. In the first three areas, advanced AI applications are already in use or ...
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Musk unveils Grok 4 as xAI’s new AI model that beats OpenAI and Google on major benchmarks

Amid backlash over antisemitic content and major leadership shakeups, Elon Musk has introduced Grok 4, the latest flagship AI model from xAI. The launch comes during a period of upheaval for Musk's ...
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OpenAI has reportedly misjudged its cash burn by $80 billion

The main reason for these numbers is the soaring cost of computing power needed to train and run OpenAI's models, along with a major push to build out its own server infrastructure. The company plans ...
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AI assistants fail basic fact-checking in BBC news study

The study, conducted by the BBC, tested ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, and Perplexity on their ability to accurately report current events. In December 2024, 45 BBC journalists evaluated ...
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Trump advisors are pushing a regulation targeting what they call "woke" AI models in the tech sector

The Trump administration is preparing a regulation that would force AI companies with federal contracts to maintain strict political neutrality. According to the Wall Street Journal, the move targets ...