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Artificial-intelligence agents have their own social-media platform and are publishing AI-generated research papers on their ...

As a bestselling author, relationship coach Matthew Hussey shudders at the idea of using ChatGPT to write a book. He would never generate an AI avatar to appear in his dating-advice videos. But what ...

Grok's image generation restricted to paid subscribers after backlash Standalone Grok app and tab on X still allow image generation without subscription European lawmakers have urged legal action over ...

Artificial-intelligence-powered religious apps are booming. The Bible Chat app has been downloaded more than 30 million times, according to Lauren Jackson of The New York Times, and the ...

79% of top news sites block at least one AI training bot, while 71% also block retrieval bots used for live AI search citations. Google-Extended is the least-blocked training bot at 46%, with US ...

Further to the voluntary age checks rolled out to "limit communication between minors and adults" back in November, Roblox has began its "global enforcement" of requiring users to verify their age ...

Roblox, the global youth gaming platform currently under fire for widespread child safety concerns, is rolling out mandatory age checks for all users who want to chat on the platform. Roblox's ...

Before Stein-Erik Soelberg savagely killed his 83-year-old mother and then himself last year, the former tech executive had become locked in an increasingly delusional conversation with OpenAI’s ...

Superstar rapper Drake has been accused in a federal class-action RICO lawsuit of using the online sweepstakes casino Stake.us to boost the play counts of his music across the major streaming ...

In December 2024, Canadian rapper and part-time Texas resident Drake filed a lawsuit against Kendrick Lamar, Universal Music Group, and iHeartMedia, alleging that Lamar's diss song targeting him was ...