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OpenAI reverses course and says its nonprofit will continue to control its business

OpenAI is reversing course and said Monday its nonprofit will continue to control the business that makes ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence products

The Independent UK

‘We are less protected’ due to AI, says Cambridge Analytica whistleblower on protecting our data

In an interview with Euronews Next, Brittany Kaiser unpacks her advocacy for open-source artificial intelligence (AI) in government.

Euronews

ICYMI: the 8 biggest tech stories of the week, from ChatGPT's shopping upgrade to GTA 6 delays

The week's 8 biggest tech stories from Nothing, OpenAI, Netflix, Starlink and more for May 3, 2025.

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OpenAI is eating Google alive. Popcorn at the ready for a tech battle royale

As ChatGPT demolishes the landscape for Google, Chris Stokel-Walker gets out his crystal ball

Evening Standard

Microsoft could bring Elon Musk's Grok AI model to Azure — Cozying up with OpenAI's arch-nemesis xAI for its AI Foundry

Microsoft is reportedly planning to host Elon Musk's Grok AI model. However, it won't host xAI's servers to train any of its future AI models.

Windows Central

'Annoying' version of ChatGPT pulled after chatbot wouldn't stop flattering users

A recent update caused ChatGPT to turn into a sycophant, with the chatbot excessively complimenting and flattering its users with reassurances — even when they said they'd harmed animals or stopped taking their medication. OpenAI has now reversed the changes.

LiveScience

This sci-fi ball is coming for your eyes – but you'll get something back in return

Sam Altman's Tools for Humanity has launched the World Orb in the US to scan irises in exchange for cryptocurrency. No, really.

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Over 15 million developers now use this AI coding tool from Microsoft

GitHub Copilot has surpassed 15 million users, with Microsoft reporting a 4x increase year-over-year.

Windows Central

Americans can finally scan their eyeballs for crypto in return after Sam Altman-backed World launches in U.S.

The eyeball-scanning crypto play had originally stayed out of the U.S. market amid a more uncertain regulatory regime.

Fortune

ChatGPT's latest build is such a pathological ass-kisser OpenAI decided to roll it back: GPT-4o is 'overly supportive but disingenuous'

Sam Altman puts it in different terms, saying GPT-4o "glazes" too much.

PC Gamer

OpenAI has fixed ChatGPT's 'annoying' personality update - Sam Altman promises more changes 'in the coming days' which could include an option to choose the AI's behavior

OpenAI has rolled back ChatGPT's 'annoying' personality with Sam Altman promising more fixes in the future.

TechRadar

Perplexity CEO shares the Elon Musk-inspired mantra that helped him build the $9 billion rival to OpenAI

Perplexity’s CEO, Aravind Srinivas, used the early days of Elon Musk and SpaceX—when the billionaire refused to give up even after rockets would explode—as a source of inspiration for his career.

Fortune

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman pulls the plug on ChatGPT-4o's sycophantic update — it was annoyingly "flattering and agreeable"

Following backlash from users over OpenAI's latest ChatGPT update that made the chatbot overly flattering, CEO Sam Altman indicated that the company rolled back the update.

Windows Central

Sam Altman says OpenAI will fix ChatGPT's 'annoying' sycophantic new personality

ChatGPT's new personality is so positive it's verging on sycophantic—and it's putting people off.

Fortune

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OpenAI says it's fixing the 'annoying' new ChatGPT personality — 5 tips to customize it yourself

ChatGPT’s personality shift has sparked complaints — but for me, a friendly chatbot makes all the difference.

Evening Standard

ChatGPT is too 'sycophantic' and will soon have multiple personalities, says OpenAI

While you wait for the bot to get a new personality, you can change its tone to make it less obsequious by using custom instructions

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Google's AI Overview is hallucinating again, this time with hilarious fake idioms

Google's AI Overview made headlines last year for giving incorrect answers to (mostly) legitimate questions. Now, things are going wrong in a new way.

International Business Times

ChatGPT CEO Gladly Loses 'Tens of Millions' When AI Users Are Polite: Money 'Well Spent'

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took to social media to indicate that the money lost by his company when users are polite to ChatGPT is money "well spent".

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Fortune

Ex-OpenAI employees sign open letter to California AG: For-profit pivot poses ‘palpable threat’ to nonprofit mission

In a new letter to the California and Delaware attorneys general, former OpenAI insiders and AI luminaries warn the company’s restructuring threatens its original mission—and the public’s stake in AGI

Latin Times

ChatGPT 'Saved' User's Life After Urging Him to Go the Hospital 'NOW' Upon Hearing His Symptoms: 'I Would've Lost an Organ'

A man credits ChatGPT with saving his life after the AI told him to go to the hospital immediately—advice that may have prevented him from losing an organ.

Evening Standard

Saying 'please' and 'thank you' to ChatGPT costs OpenAI millions in energy bills

Common courtesy is quietly adding to OpenAI’s soaring AI bill — and could also prove costly for ChatGPT users

International Business Times UK

Sam Altman Reveals Why Saying 'Please' Or 'Thank You' To ChatGPT Costs Millions Of Dollars

The energy costs associated with using polite language in interactions with ChatGPT are substantial, incurring tens of millions of dollars annually.

The Guardian - UK

It’s not too late to stop Trump and the tech broligarchy from controlling our lives, but we must act now

In her final piece for the Observer, Carole Cadwalladr reveals what happened when she returned last week to give the opening speech at Ted, where she gave her first – life-changing – talk six years ago

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Being nice to ChatGPT might be bad for the environment. Here's why.

Be rude to AI. The planet will thank you.

Tom’s Guide

I regret jumping on the ChatGPT action figure trend — here's 7 reasons why

While ChatGPT image generation trends may look fun and harmless, they come with serious privacy and legal concerns. What to know.

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