Mira Murati Is Ready to Tell the World What She’s Working On
Last September, Mira Murati unexpectedly left her job as chief technology officer of OpenAI, saying, “I want to create the...
Director of the Game ‘Avowed’ Says AI Can’t Replace Human Creativity
As the video games industry continues to face massive layoffs, narrative jobs are taking the biggest hit. The industry’s job...
The Loneliness Epidemic Is a Security Crisis
UTA’s Wang notes that while she hasn’t assessed whether scammers are using generative AI to produce romance scam scripts, she...
Thomson Reuters Wins First Major AI Copyright Case in the US
Thomson Reuters has won the first major AI copyright case in the United States.In 2020, the media and technology conglomerate...
Elon Musk’s xAI Is Exploring a Way to Make AI More Like Donald Trump
A researcher affiliated with Elon Musk’s startup xAI has found a new way to both measure and manipulate entrenched preferences...
Sam Altman Dismisses Elon Musk’s Bid to Buy OpenAI in Letter to Staff
Sam Altman is leaving no room for doubt about his views on an Elon Musk-led bid to take control of...
I Took Grindr’s AI Wingman for a Spin. Here’s a Glimpse of Your Dating Future
Arison is convinced in-app conversations reveal a more authentic version of users than what's filled out on any profile, and...
I Dated Multiple AI Partners at Once. It Got Real Weird
Replika wants you to pay, and it will find many, many ways to convince you to. Want to talk to...
ACLU Warns DOGE’s ‘Unchecked’ Access Could Violate Federal Law
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) told federal lawmakers on Friday that Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency...
2025: The Year of the AI App
What a great idea I had for the first Plaintext of 2025. After following the frantic competition between OpenAI, Google,...
