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18 articles in machine learning

AI agents now have their own Reddit-style social network, and it's getting weird fast

AI agents now have their own Reddit-style social network, and it's getting weird fast

Moltbook lets 32,000 AI bots trade jokes, tips, and complaints about humans.

arstechnica.com
Jan 30
AIBiz & ITagentic AI
OpenAI spills technical details about how its AI coding agent works

OpenAI spills technical details about how its AI coding agent works

Unusually detailed post explains how OpenAI handles the Codex agent loop.

arstechnica.com
Jan 26
AIBiz & ITagentic AI
eBay bans illicit automated shopping amid rapid rise of AI agents

eBay bans illicit automated shopping amid rapid rise of AI agents

New policy requires "buy for me" AI tools and chatbots to obtain permission before accessing the platform.

arstechnica.com
Jan 22
AIBiz & ITagentic AI
Wikipedia volunteers spent years cataloging AI tells. Now there's a plugin to avoid them.

Wikipedia volunteers spent years cataloging AI tells. Now there's a plugin to avoid them.

The web's best guide to spotting AI writing has become a manual for hiding it.

arstechnica.com
Jan 21
AIBiz & ITAI detection
Bandcamp bans purely AI-generated music from its platform

Bandcamp bans purely AI-generated music from its platform

Indie music store says it wants fans to have confidence music was largely made by humans.

arstechnica.com
Jan 14
AIBiz & ITAI music
ChatGPT Health lets you connect medical records to an AI that makes things up

ChatGPT Health lets you connect medical records to an AI that makes things up

New feature will allow users to link medical and wellness records to AI chatbot.

arstechnica.com
Jan 8
AIBiz & ITAI assistants
OpenAI’s new ChatGPT image generator makes faking photos easy

OpenAI’s new ChatGPT image generator makes faking photos easy

New GPT Image 1.5 allows more detailed conversational image editing, for better or worse.

arstechnica.com
Dec 17, 2025
AIBiz & ITAI image generator
Merriam-Webster’s word of the year delivers a dismissive verdict on junk AI content

Merriam-Webster’s word of the year delivers a dismissive verdict on junk AI content

Dictionary codifies the term that took hold in 2024 for low-quality AI-generated content.

arstechnica.com
Dec 15, 2025
AIBiz & ITAI criticism
OpenAI built an AI coding agent and uses it to improve the agent itself

OpenAI built an AI coding agent and uses it to improve the agent itself

"The vast majority of Codex is built by Codex," OpenAI told us about its new AI coding agent.

arstechnica.com
Dec 12, 2025
AIBiz & ITagentic AI
OpenAI releases GPT-5.2 after “code red” Google threat alert

OpenAI releases GPT-5.2 after “code red” Google threat alert

Company claims new AI model tops Gemini and matches humans on 70% of work tasks.

arstechnica.com
Dec 11, 2025
AIBiz & ITagentic AI
Disney invests $1 billion in OpenAI, licenses 200 characters for AI video app Sora

Disney invests $1 billion in OpenAI, licenses 200 characters for AI video app Sora

Three-year deal lets users create AI videos of Mickey Mouse, Darth Vader, and more.

arstechnica.com
Dec 11, 2025
AIBiz & ITAI law
Google tells employees it must double capacity every 6 months to meet AI demand

Google tells employees it must double capacity every 6 months to meet AI demand

Google's AI infrastructure chief tells staff it needs thousandfold capacity increase in 5 years.

arstechnica.com
Nov 21, 2025
AIBiz & ITGoogle
Tech giants pour billions into Anthropic as circular AI investments roll on

Tech giants pour billions into Anthropic as circular AI investments roll on

ChatGPT competitor secures billions from Microsoft and Nvidia in deal to use cloud services and chips.

arstechnica.com
Nov 18, 2025
AIBiz & ITAI bubble
Google CEO: If an AI bubble pops, no one is getting out clean

Google CEO: If an AI bubble pops, no one is getting out clean

Sundar Pichai says no company is immune if AI bubble bursts, echoing dotcom fears.

arstechnica.com
Nov 18, 2025
AIBiz & ITAI energy
Forget AGI—Sam Altman celebrates ChatGPT finally following em dash formatting rules

Forget AGI—Sam Altman celebrates ChatGPT finally following em dash formatting rules

Ongoing struggles with AI model instruction-following show that true human-level AI still a ways off.

arstechnica.com
Nov 14, 2025
AIBiz & ITAI assistants
OpenAI walks a tricky tightrope with GPT-5.1’s eight new personalities

OpenAI walks a tricky tightrope with GPT-5.1’s eight new personalities

New controls attempt to please critics on both sides with a balance between bland and habit-forming.

arstechnica.com
Nov 12, 2025
AIBiz & ITAI assistants
Meta’s star AI scientist Yann LeCun plans to leave for own startup

Meta’s star AI scientist Yann LeCun plans to leave for own startup

AI pioneer reportedly frustrated with Meta's shift from research to rapid product releases.

arstechnica.com
Nov 12, 2025
AIBiz & ITAI alignment
Researchers isolate memorization from problem-solving in AI neural networks

Researchers isolate memorization from problem-solving in AI neural networks

Basic arithmetic ability lives in the memorization pathways, not logic circuits.

arstechnica.com
Nov 10, 2025
AIBiz & ITAI alignment