Your ChatGPT conversations could get spicy but not graphic

OpenAI clarifies its adult mode will allow erotic text conversations but keep a firm ban on generating explicit images, voice clones or video content as it works through technical delays and safety concerns.
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I tested the ‘future self’ prompt in ChatGPT and couldn’t believe how personal the advice it gave me was

Testing a viral “future self” ChatGPT prompt revealed how thoughtfully AI can reflect personal anxieties and ambitions back to users.

The dictionary sues OpenAI

Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster say that OpenAI violated the copyright of almost 100,000 articles by using them for LLM training.

Encyclopedia Britannica is suing OpenAI for allegedly ‘memorizing’ its content with ChatGPT
Encyclopedia Britannica is suing OpenAI for allegedly ‘memorizing’ its content with ChatGPT

On Friday, Encyclopedia Britannica and dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster filed a lawsuit against OpenAI alleging that it used their copyrighted content to train its AI, then generated responses that were “substantially similar” to their content, as previously reported by Reuters. According to Britannica, OpenAI repeatedly copied its content without permission, stating, “GPT-4 itself has ‘memorized’ much […]

OpenAI’s adult mode will reportedly be smutty, not pornographic
OpenAI’s adult mode will reportedly be smutty, not pornographic

OpenAI’s delayed “adult mode” for ChatGPT is expected to support saucy text conversations at launch, but not the chatbot’s ability to generate images, voice, or video. Speaking to The Wall Street Journal, an unnamed OpenAI spokesperson described content that will be provided by the upcoming feature as smut rather than pornography, allowing ChatGPT users to […]

I tried ChatGPT’s new visual explanations for math — and I was surprised how intuitive it feels

ChatGPT’s new visual math explanations show how interactive graphs and diagrams can make concepts like probability easy to understand.

AI companies want to harvest improv actors’ skills to train AI on human emotion
AI companies want to harvest improv actors’ skills to train AI on human emotion

If you’ve got strong creative instincts, the ability to authentically portray emotion, and are capable of staying true to a character’s voice throughout a scene, there’s a job listing calling for your experience. The catch: You won’t be performing in a theater, a film studio, or an underground performance space. You’d be using your talents […]

Lawyer behind AI psychosis cases warns of mass casualty risks

AI chatbots have been linked to suicides for years. Now one lawyer says they are showing up in mass casualty cases too, and the technology is moving faster than the safeguards.

The biggest AI stories of the year (so far)

The AI industry is constantly churning out news, like major acquisitions, indie developer successes, public outcry, and existentially dangerous contract negotiations.

I got tired of ChatGPT trying to bait me with follow-up questions after every answer — so I made this one easy change

A simple setting tweak and custom instruction can stop ChatGPT from ending every answer with follow-up prompts designed to keep the conversation going.