Elon Musk’s X Restricts Ability to Create Explicit Images With Grok
Bowing to pressure, the company said it would restrict X users from generating explicit images of real people in jurisdictions where such content is illegal.
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A.I. Has Arrived in Gmail. Here’s What to Know.
Google’s A.I. assistant, Gemini, can create a to-do list based on recent emails, among other new tricks. There are implications for your privacy.
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The state will examine whether xAI, which owns the social media platform X and created the A.I. chatbot Grok, violated state law.
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Regulators said they would look at whether the deal for Manus, a Singapore start-up with Chinese roots, complied with China’s export and investment rules.
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Can A.I. Match Molière’s Wit? These Researchers Think So.
Scholars and artists at Sorbonne University trained artificial intelligence to imitate the French playwright’s themes, structures and sense of humor. The result is a new play.
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A tool for spotting pancreatic cancer in routine CT scans has had promising results, one example of how China is racing to apply A.I. to medicine’s tough problems.
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More governments are rolling out chatbots in schools. Some experts warn the tools could erode teaching and learning.
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The S&P 500 gained 16.4 percent this year. But dependence on artificial intelligence remains a risk for 2026.
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No longer something off in the distance, the new technology was all over our screens this past year.
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The agreement with the start-up Cerebras is the latest in a series intended to expand the A.I. company’s computing power.
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CreditCayce Clifford for The New York Times Systems like OpenAI’s GPT-5 are accelerating research in math, biology and chemistry. But there is a debate over whether it can do that work on its own.
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If SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic go public, they will unleash gushers of cash for Silicon Valley and Wall Street.
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Artificial intelligence’s promise is real. But some of the most prominent A.I. companies might not make it.
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Apple was facing increasing questions about its plans for artificial intelligence as other big tech companies invested tens of billions in the technology.
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State and Federal Lawmakers Want Data Centers to Pay More for Energy
Many proposals have been introduced, but there is little consensus among governors, Congress members and tech executives about exactly how much the companies behind data centers should pay for electricity.
By Ivan Penn and Karen Weise
‘Deepfaking Sam Altman’ Review: Altmanesque
A filmmaker who can’t secure an interview with the A.I. executive turns to technology for a solution.
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Jessica GrosePublic Shame Is the Most Effective Tool for Battling Big Tech
Our federal government won’t regulate fast enough (or at all), but that doesn’t mean regular Americans are helpless.
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News analysisTrump Credits ‘Mister Tariff’ for the Country’s Strength. Economists Beg to Differ.
Many indicators appear to suggest that the United States is growing despite tariffs, not because of them.
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The OpinionsThe Internet May Look Different After You Listen to This
Even experts can’t tell what’s made by A.I. So what happens to trust now?
By Emily Keegin, Tressie McMillan Cottom, Nadja Spiegelman and Vishakha Darbha
Meta Plans to Cut Around 10% of Employees in Reality Labs Business
The layoffs are set to be announced this week and would affect Meta’s work on the metaverse, as the company spends heavily on building artificial intelligence.
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lettersThe Stories That Old Books Tell
Responses to an essay by Roger Rosenblatt about keeping and tossing old books. Also: A.I. and human identity; new heights for Stephen Colbert.
Britain Investigates Elon Musk’s X Over Grok’s Sexualized A.I. Images
A British regulator said it had started a formal investigation into Mr. Musk’s chatbot over the spread of illegal images.
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Guest EssayThere’s One Easy Solution to the A.I. Porn Problem
Tech companies that want to seriously prevent illegal A.I.-generated sexual imagery need to be given the right incentives to come up with solutions.
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New York TodayDrawings Illuminate the History of the Brooklyn Bridge
More than 11,000 drawings made 125 years ago were stashed away for years. They have been meticulously restored, and some will be shown at the Met Museum.
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