ChatGPT became commercially available in late 2022 and then revolutionized the tech landscape. Every company under the sun prioritized AI software, and we’ve witnessed massive developments in the past two and a half years since ChatGPT went viral.But as soon as ChatGPT arrived, we saw worries about AI replacing jobs. The fears worsened as OpenAI…
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If you needed another reason to avoid Meta AI like the plague, in addition to Meta forcing its AI chatbot on all its social apps and looking to turn all your public data into training material for the AI, an investigation found an incredibly disturbing one. Meta AI chatbots, including some of those voiced by…
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As impressive as OpenAI’s ChatGPT might be, there are still some ways in which it struggles to provide a better experience than a basic search engine. For instance, ChatGPT has never been the best assistant for shopping, but this week, OpenAI rolled out a number of improvements for ChatGPT search that might tip the scales…
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OpenAI has put a lot of work lately into improving the free tier of ChatGPT. Users who want to test the chatbot don’t need to pay $20/month, and they can still use more advanced AI features, though they still can’t access everything that’s available to paying subscribers.ChatGPT Free accounts can access a reasoning model, use…
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I don’t always do it, but I do say “please” and “thank you” when talking to AI chatbots like ChatGPT. I use lots of words in those prompts, including appellatives like “Hey ChatGPT…” After all, that’s the point of sophisticated AI models that understand common speech. You can tell them what you’d like them to…
Saying ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ to ChatGPT is costing OpenAI tens of millions of dollars Read More »
DeepSeek’s moment in the spotlight appears to be over, at least for now, as talk of ChatGPT’s image-generation abilities has dominated the AI conversations. Add all the new OpenAI announcements and Google’s various Gemini upgrades, like the Gemini 2.5 Pro model, and there’s almost no room left for DeepSeek.But the breakthrough AI chatbot that shocked…
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In a significant boost to OpenAI’s chatbot, ChatGPT received a memory upgrade this week that allows it to remember and reference all of your previous conversations.OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced the update on X today, noting that it’s an important step toward AI systems getting to know individuals and becoming more personalized over time. The…
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CIOs have been under immense pressure for some time to deliver successful digital initiatives while navigating budget constraints and increasing demands from senior executives. A recent Gartner survey reveals that 92% of CIOs anticipate integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into their organisations by 2025, yet 49% struggle to assess and showcase the technology’s value. Are we…
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You don’t need a ChatGPT subscription or even an account to get started with OpenAI’s popular AI chatbot. You get better features if you do make an acocunt, however, including access to ChatGPT’s trendy new 4o image generation. An even better way to access ChatGPT features is with a paid subscription, which gives you access…
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Over the past few months, the editorial team at Computer Weekly’s French sister title, LeMagIT, has been evaluating different versions of several free downloadable large language models (LLMs) on personal machines. These LLMs currently include Google’s Gemma 3, Meta’s Llama 3.3, Anthropic’s Claude 3.7 Sonnet, several versions of Mistral (Mistral, Mistral Small 3.1, Mistral Nemo,…
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