Cloud storage provider Dropbox has a generative AI (genAI) service called Dash that users will soon be able to download and install. “We plan to launch a self-serve version of Dash,” Dropbox CEO Drew Houston said during an earnings call earlier this month. “Basically, a version anyone can download and start using similar to what

A series of vulnerabilities recently revealed by several research labs indicate that, despite rigorous training, high benchmark scoring, and claims that artificial general intelligence (AGI) is right around the corner, large language models (LLMs) are still quite naïve and easily confused in situations where human common sense and healthy suspicion would typically prevail. For example,

Researchers at King’s College London have examined over a dozen cases of people spiraling into paranoid and delusional behavior after obsessively using a chatbot.  Their findings, as detailed in a new study awaiting peer review, reveal striking patterns between these instances of so-called “AI psychosis” that parallel other forms of mental health crises — but

OpenAI isn’t a publicly-traded company — yet, at least — and as such, the company’s express written consent is necessary for the sale or transfer of its equity. But that massive caveat has not, apparently, stopped sleazy operators from trying to rip would-be investors off with shady promises of buying into the red-hot artificial intelligence giant. In a

Are you looking forward to a future of casual but supercharged surveillance, in which inconspicuous wearable devices record everything private you do — ostensibly in service of making you “super intelligent?” Evidently, readers, you are not.  Users on social media have responded with horror and outrage to a pair of smart glasses developed by a startup

Content warning: this story includes discussion of self-harm and suicide. If you are in crisis, please call, text or chat with the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988, or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741. A family in California filed a wrongful death lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman

AI is steadily changing the way banks work. The technology can sift through massive amounts of data, calculate risks, and handle routine tasks at speeds people can’t match. Now, Malaysia has entered that space with the launch of Ryt Bank, billed as the first AI-powered bank created in the country. The new venture, led by

Vibe coding is making lots of noise in software development, but perhaps nowhere will its presence be felt more keenly than in the Web3 coding space. Of course, not every AI code generator is cut out for Web3 development. That’s because it’s a niche area that requires deep expertise in blockchain languages and smart contract

Elon Musk’s X and xAI are taking on Apple and OpenAI, accusing the tech giants of an AI monopoly to crush their competition. A lawsuit by the companies filed in a Texas federal court claims the exclusive partnership between Apple and OpenAI to put ChatGPT on the iPhone is a calculated move by “two monopolists

AI’s growing dominance in the world, whether it be reshaping industries’ workflows or influencing investor portfolios, is redefining how society and economies evolve. Of course, the hype and buzz around AI has been and is hard to ignore, but the question is, does this hype often overshadow the real challenges and limitations of AI? According