The Wild Claim at the Heart of Elon Musk’s OpenAI Lawsuit

The Wild Claim at the Heart of Elon Musk’s OpenAI Lawsuit

Elon Musk started the week by posting testily on X about his struggles to set up a new laptop running Windows. He ended it by filing a lawsuit accusing OpenAI of recklessly developing human-level AI and handing it over to Microsoft. Musk’s lawsuit is filed against OpenAI and two of its executives, CEO Sam Altman…

Waymo Will Bring Autonomous Taxis to Los Angeles—Its Biggest Challenge Yet

Waymo Will Bring Autonomous Taxis to Los Angeles—Its Biggest Challenge Yet

Paid autonomous vehicle service is coming to Los Angeles, thanks to a decision by California regulators today to allow Alphabet subsidiary Waymo to operate in the city. Under the new ruling, Waymo is also permitted to launch service in a large section of the San Francisco Peninsula. The decision by the California Public Utilities Commission…

Here Come the AI Worms

Here Come the AI Worms

As generative AI systems like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini become more advanced, they are increasingly being put to work. Startups and tech companies are building AI agents and ecosystems on top of the systems that can complete boring chores for you: think automatically making calendar bookings and potentially buying products. But as the tools…

Elon Musk’s Lawsuit Against a Group That Found Hate Speech on X Isn’t Going Well

Elon Musk’s Lawsuit Against a Group That Found Hate Speech on X Isn’t Going Well

Soon after Elon Musk took control of Twitter, now called X, the platform faced a massive problem: Advertisers were fleeing. But that, the company alleges, was someone else’s fault. On Thursday that argument went before a federal judge, who seemed skeptical of the company’s allegations that a nonprofit’s research tracking hate speech on X had…

Tesla EV Charging Open to Ford Drivers 2024

Tesla EV Charging Open to Ford Drivers 2024

Every six months, the automotive research company JD Power surveys some 5,000 US electric vehicle owners about their experiences driving their battery-powered cars. The latest edition of this survey, out this week, found that EV’s perennial bugbear is still bugbear-ing. In fact, it’s got worse: Drivers say they are even more dissatisfied with the availability…

RIP Apple Car. This Is Why It Died

RIP Apple Car. This Is Why It Died

All these firms seek to capitalize on what Apple recognized a decade ago: The software and connectivity now built into new autos gave tech incumbents a jump on traditional auto-builders. But those advantages haven’t always proven out. Project Titan had plenty of other challenges. High-profile executives from tech companies, tech-inspired automakers like Tesla, and legacy…

How to Use ChatGPT’s Memory Feature

How to Use ChatGPT’s Memory Feature

Everything reminds me of Her. While ChatGPT is not as powerful as the artificial intelligence from Spike Jonze’s sci-fi romance movie, OpenAI’s experimental memory tool for its chatbot seems to suggest a future where bots are highly personalized and capable of more fluid, lifelike conversations. OpenAI just soft-launched a new feature for ChatGPT called Memory,…

The US Supreme Court Holds the Future of the Internet in Its Hands

The US Supreme Court Holds the Future of the Internet in Its Hands

The US Supreme Court seems torn over whether to trigger a radical transformation of the internet. The nation’s highest court heard arguments Monday over state laws in Florida and Texas that restrict how platforms like Facebook and YouTube moderate speech. If the court lets them take effect, social media feeds could look very different, with…

How a Small Iowa Newspaper’s Website Became an AI-Generated Clickbait Factory

How a Small Iowa Newspaper’s Website Became an AI-Generated Clickbait Factory

In his spare time, Tony Eastin likes to dabble in the stock market. One day last year, he Googled a pharmaceutical company that seemed like a promising investment. One of the first search results Google served up on its news tab was listed as coming from the Clayton County Register, a newspaper in northeastern Iowa….