Chatbots

July 25th 2023

Google Is Really, Really Thirsty

Google said it consumed 5.6 billion gallons of water in 2022—its push into AI is likely to make that amount skyrocket.

Tech News Kevin Hurler Jul 25

July 19th 2023

Apple Is Reportedly Making Fast Progress on Its Own ‘Apple GPT’

Apple has apparently built a digital framework called "Ajax" and an internal chatbot called "Apple GPT."

Tech News Kevin Hurler Jul 19

July 15th 2023

9 of the Most Ridiculous ChatGPT Integrations

Entrepreneurs are rushing to integrate ChatGPT-inspired AI chatbots into just about every product and scenario possible. Things are about to get weird.

Artificial Intelligence Mack DeGeurin Jul 15

July 13th 2023

Google Bard Can Now Chat With You in Spanish, Arabic, and Chinese

To catch up to ChatGPT, Google added 40 languages and image capabilities as it rolled its AI chatbot out in the EU and Brazil.

Artificial Intelligence Kyle Barr Jul 13

July 11th 2023

Anthropic’s Claude 2 Is a Faster, Kinder, More Constricted Version of Its ‘Harmless’ AI

Anthropic AI claims the ‘friendly’ Claude 2 responds faster, responds longer, and now has its own ChatGPT-like interface.

Artificial Intelligence Kyle Barr Jul 11

July 10th 2023

Not Funny: Sarah Silverman Sues ChatGPT and Meta After AI Allegedly Trained on Her Book

Silverman is joined by authors Christopher Golden and Richard Kadrey in the lawsuit against OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Meta’s LLaMA.

Artificial Intelligence Kevin Hurler Jul 10

July 7th 2023

ChatGPT’s User Base Shrinks for the First Time Ever

Is that the sound of a bubble bursting? A new report suggests that AI may be losing some of its appeal with consumers.

Artificial Intelligence Lucas Ropek Jul 7

July 5th 2023

ChatGPT’s Website Traffic Dipped for the First Time Since Its Launch

After beginning to plateau in May, ChatGPT's website traffic dropped around 10 percent from May to June.

Artificial Intelligence Kevin Hurler Jul 5

Are You Part Robot?

A linguistic anthropologist explains how humans are like ChatGPT – both recycle language.

Artificial Intelligence Brendan H. O'Connor, The Conversation Jul 5

June 30th 2023

A New Class Action Lawsuit Adds to OpenAI’s Growing Legal Troubles

Could a new lawsuit spell big trouble for the AI industry's top dog? It sure does look like it.

Artificial Intelligence Lucas Ropek Jun 30

June 27th 2023

This E-Bike With Built-In ChatGPT Is the Epitome of Overblown AI Hype

The new tech hype ‘cycle’ becomes literal as Urtopia shoves a chatbot onto a bike for no good reason. Other vehicle companies are already considering the same.

Artificial Intelligence Kyle Barr Jun 27

June 26th 2023

Don’t Replace News Editors With AI

Replacing news editors with AI is a worry for misinformation, bias and accountability, a professor of information systems argues.

Artificial Intelligence Uri Gal, The Conversation Jun 26

January 24th 2023

Everything We Know About OpenAI’s ChatGPT

Everybody's talking about ChatGPT, the powerful AI chatbot from OpenAI that generates text. Here are the basics you need to know.

Artificial Intelligence Lucas Ropek Jan 24

August 2nd 2022

All the Virtual Friends We Made Along the Way

A look back at the last two decades of chatbots, digital pets, and artificial intelligence.

Tech News Florence Ion Aug 2

July 2nd 2021

Netflix Has a Funny Idea of How Digital Assistants Should Work

No one actually wants to have a relationship with their robots.

Artificial Intelligence Victoria Song Jul 2

May 31st 2020

HBO Max, Cosplayers, and One Big Asteroid: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

Black lives matter. I know these weekly round-ups usually tread toward more upbeat and light-hearted subjects, but there’s no way to recount these last seven days without focusing first and foremost on the death of George Floyd and the mass protests sparked by this senseless and racist act of police brutality as well as all…

Tech News Alyse Stanley May 31

February 28th 2020

Facebook Makes Using Its Messenger App Simple Again

Facebook’s redesign for its Messenger app proves two things: 1) Facebook’s leaning hard into its Stories format after the feature’s success on Instagram; and 2) Yes, those chatbots really were the worst. Facebook’s ditching the Discover tab, a hub for various business tools and games, among other updates to help streamline the private messaging app’s…

Social Media Alyse Stanley Feb 28

September 11th 2016

There’s No Technology That Will Make Your Wife Believe You Love Her

Expressing love is one of the most difficult and important things you can do as a human being. There is no correct way to tell someone you love them, to truly express how much they mean to you. Messages get lost in translation. Wives and husbands feel taken for granted. Communicating clearly with your partner…

Tech News Eve Peyser Sep 11

April 22nd 2016

This Chatbot Is Like Having a Music Genius In Your Pocket

Finding a good chatbot in the current sea of mediocrity is nearly impossible. Most don’t work, and the ones that do are either too limiting or too annoying. But Record Bird’s new music-obsessed bot is something I would actually use. The idea is simple. Record Bird, a website that curates your musical interests and keeps…

Tech News Darren Orf Apr 22

April 14th 2016

Facebook Chatbots Are Frustrating and Useless

Facebook’s new Messenger chatbots are barely two days old, and it’s definitely showing. Right now, you can only interact with a few, and finding them is a huge pain in the ass. But after tracking some down and shooting the shit for a couple of days, I realized that using these robo-assistants is like trying…

Social Media Darren Orf Apr 14

Google Is Really, Really Thirsty

Apple Is Reportedly Making Fast Progress on Its Own ‘Apple GPT’

9 of the Most Ridiculous ChatGPT Integrations

Google Bard Can Now Chat With You in Spanish, Arabic, and Chinese

Anthropic’s Claude 2 Is a Faster, Kinder, More Constricted Version of Its ‘Harmless’ AI

Not Funny: Sarah Silverman Sues ChatGPT and Meta After AI Allegedly Trained on Her Book

ChatGPT’s User Base Shrinks for the First Time Ever

ChatGPT’s Website Traffic Dipped for the First Time Since Its Launch

Are You Part Robot?

A New Class Action Lawsuit Adds to OpenAI’s Growing Legal Troubles

This E-Bike With Built-In ChatGPT Is the Epitome of Overblown AI Hype

Don’t Replace News Editors With AI

Everything We Know About OpenAI’s ChatGPT

All the Virtual Friends We Made Along the Way

Netflix Has a Funny Idea of How Digital Assistants Should Work

HBO Max, Cosplayers, and One Big Asteroid: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

Facebook Makes Using Its Messenger App Simple Again

There’s No Technology That Will Make Your Wife Believe You Love Her

This Chatbot Is Like Having a Music Genius In Your Pocket

Facebook Chatbots Are Frustrating and Useless

Anthropic’s New Model Is So Scarily Powerful It Won’t Be Released, Anthropic Says

Musk Asks Court to Give Potential Winnings in OpenAI Suit to OpenAI’s Nonprofit

Pro-Iran Hackers Target Critical U.S. Energy and Water Infrastructure

‘She-Hulk’ Was Apparently One of Marvel’s Most Successful Shows

The World’s First Eye-Tracking Smart Glasses Are Intriguing and Unpolished

Noah Hawley Is Remaking ‘Terrified,’ Which Shouldn’t Happen

Unprecedented Observation Reveals 2 Supermassive Black Holes Locked in a Tight Death Spiral

This Apple MacBook Pro Is Now Under $500 After 78% Off, Grade-A Refurb Deal (16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Touch Bar)

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