AI
The etiquette of ChatGPT: Should you say please and thank you to AI?
It used to cost nothing to be polite - but that's certainly no longer the case in the age of GenAI.
LLMs
ChatGPT
OpenAI bins "sycophantic" ChatGPT update after "Glazegate" backlash
Sam Altman admits that GPT-4o has been sucking up to its users too intensely and takes surgent action to make it a bit less icky.
NSFW
Lewd language models: Has ChatGPT been asking users to send d*** pics?
Over-familiar AI accused of requesting a graphic image of a man's private parts whilst diagnosing a nasty-looking infection.
GenAI
GenAI vs the human brain: Can ChatGPT really think and reason?
"This is a critical warning for the use of AI in important decision-making areas."
GenAI
Meta is using AI to make NPCs more human, less robotic and hopefully not quite as ridiculous
Patent application reveals plans to give non-player characters the ability to speak and behave realistically using LLMs and GenAI.
Microsoft
Microsoft admits new Phi-4 small language model is "tedious"
Waffly model delights in giving "long and elaborate" answers that can be just a little bit dull.
AI
Behind the five-star-facade: How AI is making product reviews totally unreliable
Study finds that GenAI testimonials are hyper-positive and totally convincing, putting humans at risk of manipulation.
LLMs
Large language models are more creative than half of humans, academics find
GenAI models hit the 52nd percentile of creativity, potentially leaving four billion people eating their dust.
AI
AI sceptics go to war: Gary Marcus battles Ed Zitron
"Your book sucked."
GenAI
Beyond large AI: The rise of lean language models
"LLM model size competition is intensifying... backwards."