Deloitte Australia offers partial refund for $290,000 government report after academics expose AI-generated fake citations and fabricated quotes falsely attributed to real professors, with the consulting firm quietly admitting to using GPT-4o without disclosure.
Deloitte issues partial refund to Australian government for $440,000 welfare compliance report after AI generates fake academic references and nonexistent court cases, prompting criticism that the consulting giant has a 'human intelligence problem' despite maintaining its recommendations remain valid.
Chinese youth increasingly turn to AI chatbots like DeepSeek and Doubao for mental health support as traditional therapy remains costly and inaccessible, with nearly half using AI for psychological discussions despite risks including inappropriate crisis responses and potential social isolation.
OpenAI's new Sora AI video app rockets to the top of Apple's App Store as users flood the platform with videos featuring copyrighted characters like SpongeBob and Rick & Morty, forcing the company to scramble with copyright warnings after initially allowing widespread unauthorized use of protected intellectual property.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman demonstrates breakthrough AI voice technology speaking fluent Hindi with perfect lip-syncing, while 2024 Turing Award winner Richard Sutton declares large language models a 'dead end' for failing to genuinely learn from experience like humans.
OpenAI's Sora video generation app rockets to #1 on Apple's App Store, beating ChatGPT and Google Gemini, while early AI-generated videos including one depicting CEO Sam Altman shoplifting ignite fierce debates over safety risks and potential misuse of the powerful technology.
OpenAI acquires AI finance app Roi in an acqui-hire deal, bringing CEO Sujith Vishwajith aboard while shutting down the personalized investment platform on October 15 as part of its strategy to expand consumer AI applications beyond API services.
OpenAI and former Apple designer Jony Ive's ambitious palm-sized, screenless AI device hits major roadblocks as engineers struggle with 'always on' functionality, privacy concerns, and computing infrastructure issues, potentially derailing the planned 2026 launch.
Major tech giants Meta and Oracle secretly accumulate $47 billion in hidden AI debt through off-balance-sheet financing schemes reminiscent of subprime mortgage crisis tactics, prompting analysts to warn of dangerous bubble behavior as companies gamble on unproven AI returns.
Revolutionary AI research systems now deploy orchestrator agents that coordinate multiple subagents to scan vast information sources like Google Drive and Notion, delivering comprehensive answers that surpass traditional keyword searches by synthesizing data from multiple channels before providing users with thorough, well-researched responses.