OpenAI is launching internet search functionality within its ChatGPT AI chatbot. For paid subscribers, the chatbot will now be able to integrate up-to-date web information into its answers.
The search function assembles a custom package of information in response to a search. For instance, the search “what’s the latest stock price and news for Company X” yields a quick summary, then a neat stock price chart, followed by a list of recent news items about Company X—each with a
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OpenAI bursts into a growing AI Search race
OpenAI on Thursday launched its AI search product to ChatGPT Pro subscription use
If Google is in the middle of reinventing itself around AI, you wouldn’t know it from the latest Google Maps updates.
Yes, there are the obligatory new Gemini AI integrations in the form of review summaries and more granular search queries, and those are what dominate Google’s press release about the news. But for the most part, the update is about meat-and-potatoes improvements to the core mapping and navigation experience, most of which don’t involve generative AI.
“We’re not just d
X’s crowdsourced fact-checking program, called Community Notes, isn’t addressing the flood of U.S. election misinformation on Elon Musk’s social media platform, according to a report published Wednesday by a group that tracks online speech.
The nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate analyzed the Community Notes feature and found that accurate notes correcting false and misleading claims about the U.S. elections were not displayed on 209 out of a sample of 283 p
If ever there was a time that Americans needed a video game simulation of the presidential election cycle, it was probably—well, never. But since 2004, The Political Machine has done just that, with a new edition every presidential election year for political junkies or game fans who love to plot strategy on a national scale. This year’s edition has sold more than 50,000 copies si
There are certain social media rules we can all agree on: Ghosting a conversation is impolite, and replying “k” to a text is the equivalent of a backhand slap (violent, wrong, and rude). But what about the rest of the rules? When can we really remind someone of our old Venmo request? What happens when someone tries to flirt with you on LinkedIn?
“[I]f a Lie be believ’d only for an Hour”, satirist Jonathan Swift said, “it has done its Work.” He was writing about politics in 1710, but things haven’t changed: Modern voters are bombarded with political misinformation designed to mislead and influence. So, how do you spot and flag
The Biden administration’s legacy in space is one of global reach and using space as a soft power tool, as evidenced by its leadership on initiatives such as banning destructive anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons testing and promoting the responsible use of space internationally through the Artemis Accords.
37: The number of nations that have adopted the U.S. ban on ASAT testing
You’ve picked the perfect pumpkin, nailed your costume, and decked out your porch, but have you put together your “boo basket” yet?
This viral trend—Halloween’s version of Secret Santa—has taken social media by storm over the last few years. At its core, it involves a basket or bucket filled with treats left anonymously on a neighbor’s doorstep, accompanied by a note saying, “You’ve been BOOed!” The recipient then is required to pay it forward by “booing” someone else. If you haven
Robert Downey Jr. doesn’t think Marvel executives would ever recreate his portrayal of Tony Stark using artificial intelligence. But if they did, he would lawyer up—even posthumously.
On a recent episode of the On With Kara Swisher podcast