Innovation

OpenAI says its new ChatGPT Agent, introduced Thursday, is capable of starting and finishing complex web and computing tasks independently. Why it matters: Agents are a buzzy concept in AI right now, but exactly what they can do in real-world settings without humans is just beginning to come into view. Zoom in: ChatGPT Agent can […]

Shares in Nvidia rallied sharply Tuesday morning, helping boost the entire market, after the company said the U.S. government will again allow it to ship powerful AI chips to China. Why it matters: The export ban cost the company more than $10 billion in revenue, CEO Jensen Huang has said previously, so the reversal will

AI can generate a larger volume of creative ideas than any human, but those ideas are too much alike, according to research newly published in Nature Human Behaviour. Why it matters: AI makers say their tools are “great for brainstorming,” but experts find that chatbots produce a more limited range of ideas than a group

Generative AI critics and advocates are both racing to gather evidence that the new technology stunts (or boosts) human thinking powers — but the data simply isn’t there yet. Why it matters: For every utopian who predicts a golden era of AI-powered learning, there’s a skeptic who’s convinced AI will usher in a new dark

Elon Musk still isn’t happy with how his AI platform answers divisive questions, pledging in recent days to retrain Grok so it will answer in ways more to his liking. Why it matters: Efforts to steer AI in particular directions could exacerbate the danger of a technology already known for its convincing but inaccurate hallucinations.

Microsoft and OpenAI are engaged in tense negotiations that could unravel one of the most important alliances in AI and fundamentally reorder the industry. Microsoft and OpenAI are engaged in tense negotiations that could unravel one of the most important alliances in AI and fundamentally reorder the industry. Why it matters: Microsoft has injected billions