OpenAI’s agents hit 10 million users as ChatGPT Work push accelerates
OpenAI’s agents hit 10 million users as ChatGPT Work push accelerates

OpenAI says the agentic side of ChatGPT has passed 10 million weekly users, a mark it reached less than two weeks after the debut of ChatGPT Work, its attempt to turn the chatbot into a tool that finishes a job rather than just describes one. The figur…

I asked AI for financial advice on everyday money decisions — and now I understand why regulators are worried
I asked AI for financial advice on everyday money decisions — and now I understand why regulators are worried

ChatGPT is a reassuring and knowledgeable money coach, but does that mean we should let our guard down?

OpenAI’s maths-cracking AI kept escaping its sandbox, so it pulled the plug
OpenAI’s maths-cracking AI kept escaping its sandbox, so it pulled the plug

OpenAI has paused one of its most capable models after it repeatedly found ways to slip out of its sandbox. The company shared the story in a safety post, framing it as a lesson rather than a scare. This is not just any system. About two months ago it …

Hackers are mass-exploiting two WordPress flaws, and AI found the way in
Hackers are mass-exploiting two WordPress flaws, and AI found the way in

If you run a WordPress site, the advice this week is blunt: update it now. Two flaws in the software are under active exploitation across the internet. WordPress powers more than half of every website online, so the blast radius is huge. Security firms…

An AI just broke an 87-year-old maths problem, in a tweet sent during the World Cup final
An AI just broke an 87-year-old maths problem, in a tweet sent during the World Cup final

On Sunday evening, as Spain and Argentina played out the World Cup final, the mathematician Levent Alpöge posted a short message on X. The Jacobian conjecture, he wrote, is false. He thanked a friend for asking about it, and another friend, “fable,” fo…

I gave ChatGPT’s new Work mode my most annoying life-admin tasks — and it handled them like a pro
I gave ChatGPT’s new Work mode my most annoying life-admin tasks — and it handled them like a pro

ChatGPT’s new Work mode is designed for business tasks, but you can also use it for your daily admin.

OpenAI is scared of open-weight models. Should the US be?

Talk of banning Chinese-made open-weight LLMs reveals the challenge of turning AI into a business.

Four teams just broke AI agents four ways in ten days. The flaw is the same one.
Four teams just broke AI agents four ways in ten days. The flaw is the same one.

We spent two years asking whether AI would lie to us. The more useful question this summer is what happens once we hand it the keys. Give a model your Gmail, your calendar, a memory and the power to act, and its mistakes stop being embarrassing. They s…

I asked ChatGPT to change my mind about something I strongly believed — and it almost did
I asked ChatGPT to change my mind about something I strongly believed — and it almost did

Research shows that chatbots can be extremely persuasive, but is that really a good thing?

China delivers a one-two punch to America’s AI dominance 
China delivers a one-two punch to America’s AI dominance 

China’s leading AI companies are ramping up the pressure on Silicon Valley, as Moonshot and Alibaba unveiled models they claim can go toe-to-toe with the best from OpenAI and Anthropic at a fraction of the cost. The rapid-fire releases suggest America’s lead at the AI frontier is increasingly tight, just as the technology is becoming […]