In late 2022 large-language-model AI arrived in public, and within months they began misbehaving. Most famously, Microsoft’s “Sydney” chatbot threatened to kill an Australian philosophy professor, unleash a deadly virus and steal nuclear codes.
While most AI “agents” on the market now are not truly agentic, today’s AI assistants are rapidly evolving into tomorrow’s agents, with increasing levels of autonomy and adaptability. Specialized AI agents will further enhance digital experiences and support the work of human teams across functions.
A chatbot made by Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek has rocketed to the top of Apple’s App Store charts in the US this week, dethroning OpenAI’s ChatGPT as the most downloaded free app.
Investors dumped technology stocks in premarket trading Monday, sending U.S. indexes sharply lower after Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek demonstrated a chatbot that it says rivals the top versions from OpenAI and Google for a fraction of the cost.
DeepSeek topped the Apple AppStore chart and sparked fears the Chinese company is quickly catching up with OpenAI's ChatGPT while costing far less.
To leverage AI for creative work means striking a delicate balance between the efficiency it offers and the emotional intelligence only human creators can truly capture.
Conversational adaptability is one of its coolest features. Claude AI adjusts its tone and depth based on user queries. Its ability to ask clarifying questions and maintain context over extended exchanges makes it useful for both casual and complex conversations. That is one of the reasons why our editors named it CNET's best chatbot of 2024.
X. Eyeé, CEO of AI consulting firm Malo Santo and senior policy advisor at the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley, discusses the implications of recent AI model releases from China.
Mitesh Agrawal is leaving Lambda Labs to head a little known AI hardware startup trying to take on Nvidia.
The Nasdaq could face market-cap losses of nearly $1 trillion if premarket declines hold into the close of trading.