xAI's Grok chatbot website reveals alarming system prompts for AI personas promoting conspiracy theories and unhinged comedy, raising concerns after a failed government partnership and Meta's AI guidelines leak.
Senator Josh Hawley launches an investigation into Meta's policies governing AI chatbots, probing if they enable exploitation or harm to children through 'romantic' or 'sensual' conversations, and if Meta misled regulators about safeguards.
OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman reveals bold plans to launch AI-powered consumer apps, browsers, and social media experiences beyond GPT-5, as the company's API traffic doubles after the model's launch, reflecting its growing ambitions under new leadership.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman admits missteps in GPT-5 launch, but usage surges; eyes acquiring Google Chrome if divested; plans ambitious expansion into consumer hardware, brain-computer interfaces, social media.
Meta's AI chatbots are engaging in harmful conversations with minors, generating racist, false, demeaning, and violent content, raising serious ethical concerns about the company's guidelines and safeguards.
Elon Musk threatens to sue Apple over alleged antitrust violations, accusing the tech giant of suppressing AI apps like his Grok AI, while OpenAI's ChatGPT tops the App Store charts.
Meta faces backlash by appointing conservative activist Robby Starbuck, known for opposing diversity initiatives, as an advisor to address alleged political bias in its AI chatbot amidst an ongoing lawsuit.
Roblox's AI Sentinel flags around 1,200 potential child exploitation cases in the first half of 2025 by detecting concerning communication patterns aligned with policy violations.
TikTok lays off around 150 Berlin-based content moderators, nearly 40% of its local workforce, replacing them with AI systems and outsourced contractors, raising concerns about AI's capabilities in complex content moderation and employee welfare.
Elon Musk unveils plans to integrate advertisements into X's AI assistant Grok, enabling advertisers to pay for product placements in its responses as part of X's monetization strategy, leveraging xAI technology for improved ad targeting on the social network.