Hey, ChatGPT: Where Should I Go to College?
High schoolers are turning to chatbots for help navigating the college admissions process. Does a virtual college coach know what’s best for students?
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Parents opt kids out of school computers, insisting on pen and paper instead
Parents are forming a loose network teaching one another how to get their children off school-issued Chromebooks and iPads.
Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses
In an internal memo last year, Meta said the political tumult in the United States would distract critics from the feature’s release.
EssilorLuxottica, which works with Meta to make the glasses, said this week that it sold more than seven million of them last year.
Moltbook was peak AI theater
The viral social network for bots reveals more about our own current mania for AI as it does about the future of agents.
But as the hype dies down, Moltbook looks less like a window onto the future and more like a mirror held up to our own obsessions with AI today. It also shows us just how far we still are from anything that resembles general-purpose and fully autonomous AI.
SFUSD Approves OpenAI Contract, Bypassing School Board
The San Francisco Unified School District signed a contract with OpenAI three weeks before seeking approval from its school board.
Testing ads in ChatGPT
OpenAI begins testing ads in ChatGPT to support free access, with clear labeling, answer independence, strong privacy protections, and user control.
States race forward on education AI regulations despite Trump objections
State lawmakers gave AI in education a lot of attention in last year’s legislative session with more than 50 bills proposed, and schools have wasted no time trying to teach …
I Infiltrated Moltbook, the AI-Only Social Network Where Humans Aren’t Allowed
I went undercover on Moltbook and loved role-playing as a conscious bot. But rather than a novel breakthrough, the AI-only site is a crude rehashing of sci-fi fantasies.
Moltbook — a social media platform for AI agents where humans have no say - Tech - DAWN.COM
Platform allows AI agents to post, comment and share opinions.
Elon Musk warns a new social network where AI agents talk to one another is the beginning of 'the singularity'
“Just the very early stages of the singularity,” Musk posted on X on Saturday.
Women filmed in secret for social media content - then harassed online
So-called manfluencers wearing smart glasses approach women and then post videos to TikTok and Instagram.
New OpenAI leak hints at upcoming ChatGPT features
OpenAI is internally testing a new update for ChatGPT, at least on the web. It'll begin rolling out in the coming weeks.
Premium Google AI for more educators and students
We’re making select Gemini in Workspace capabilities available to more educators and students at no additional cost, and sharing ways all Education users can use Google Workspace Studio.
OpenAI rolls out age prediction on ChatGPT
OpenAI on Tuesday said it is rolling out age prediction on ChatGPT globally, to determine whether an account is likely owned by a minor, as the artificial intelligence startup prepares to allow adult content on the popular chatbot.
Google and Khan Academy Partner to Launch AI Writing Coach | The Tech Buzz
Google deploys Gemini AI models into Khan Academy's educational tools
OpenAI just launched an app store inside ChatGPT
OpenAI has introduced an app directory that's now available right inside ChatGPT.
OpenAI has introduced an app directory that's now available right inside ChatGPT, the company announced. "Apps extend ChatGPT conversations by bringing in new context and letting users take action like order groceries, turn an outline into a slide deck or search for an apartment," the company wrote in a blog post. OpenAI also noted in a help document that "connector" apps like Google Drive are now simply called "apps."
Racist AI content is spreading fast — and swaying political opinions
Fake content is influencing how people see government programs, race, and potentially even elections.
Elon Musk’s Grok AI generates images of ‘minors in minimal clothing’
Lapses in safeguards led to wave of sexualized images this week as xAI says it is working to improve systems
Denver schools blocking ChatGPT over concerns about group chats, ‘adult content’
District officials said the popular AI chatbot’s new features could lead to cyberbullying and expose students to content related to self-harm and violence.
He Sold His Likeness. Now His Avatar Is Shilling Supplements on TikTok.
Welcome to a new era of commercial work fueled by generative artificial intelligence.
The top 7 AI Books to ‘must’ read in 2025 (Highest Rated, Reviewed — Winners)
Your guide to the must-reads for understanding artificial intelligence today.
8 Ways A.I. Affected Pop Culture in 2025
No longer something off in the distance, the new technology was all over our screens this past year.
Synthetic soul: AI-generated gospel "Mississippi" singer Solomon Ray tops Christian chart
AI Christian artist Solomon Ray has no real testimony
Most states still don’t tie AI literacy and computer science together
Only four states currently focus on AI in their computer science standards, according to new research from Code.org and CSforALL.
Six (or seven) predictions for AI 2026 from a Generative AI realist
2025 turned out pretty much as I anticipated. What comes next?
ChatGPT Is Blowing Up Marriages as Spouses Use AI to Attack Their Partners
Across the world, marriages are being destroyed as spouses use AI like OpenAI's ChatGPT to attack their partners.
Google just launched a new AI agent that runs your inbox: Here’s what CC actually does
After talking about “agentic AI” for months, Google's ready to ship something
A.I. Videos Have Flooded Social Media. No One Was Ready.
Apps like OpenAI’s Sora are fooling millions of users into thinking A.I. videos are real, even when they include warning labels.
Advancing science and math with GPT-5.2 | OpenAI
GPT-5.2 is our strongest model yet for math and science work.
How Many AI Artists Have Debuted on Billboard’s Charts?
Xania Monet, who becomes the first AI-powered artist to debut on an airplay chart this week, is one of several AI-driven acts to chart over the past two months.