To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch is launching a series of interviews focusing on remarkable women […]
Ilya Sutskever isn’t done working on AI safety
Welcome back to TechCrunch’s Week in Review — TechCrunch’s newsletter recapping the week’s biggest news. Want it in your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here. This week, Ilya […]
‘What’s in it for us?’ journalists ask as publications sign content deals with AI firms
Vox Media’s president, Pam Wasserstein, sent her staff a Slack message and an email on May 29 detailing what the company’s journalists say was shocking news: Vox had […]
OpenAI buys Rockset to bolster its enterprise AI
OpenAI has acquired a company, Rocket, building tools to drive real-time search and data analytics. In a post on its official blog, OpenAI said that it would integrate […]
Anthropic claims its latest model is best-in-class
OpenAI rival Anthropic is releasing a powerful new generative AI model called Claude 3.5 Sonnet. But it’s more an incremental step than a monumental leap forward. Claude 3.5 […]
Meta AI removes block on election-related queries in India while Google still applying limits
With India’s election process completed and the new government starting its tenure in office, Meta has removed its restriction on election-related queries using its Meta AI chatbot. However, […]
Former Snap engineer launches Butterflies, a social network where AIs and humans coexist
Butterflies is a social network where humans and AIs interact with each other through posts, comments and DMs. After five months in beta, the app is launching Tuesday […]
Decagon claims its customers service bots are smarter than average
One red-hot category in the generative AI space is customer support, which isn’t surprising, really, when you consider the tech’s potential to cut contact center costs while increasing […]
4 AI travel concierge services that’ll help plan your next vacation
4 AI travel concierge services that’ll help plan your next vacation
Why AI assistants are having such a moment
Tried-and-true digital assistants are getting AI upgrades. It’s a bid to keep the tech in our lives, as generative uses come under fire.