Chatbots — Latest News and Analysis

Abdulrahman Alfozan, a former OpenAI engineer, faces an indictment alleging secret recording of executive conversations. His lawyers dispute the allegations.

ChatGPT produces cartoons for requests about deepfake election interference scenes, making the invented images visibly different from photographs.

Disney is offering $20 million to license Character.AI’s software for training and running AI models. The bancrupt company's chatbot service still needs a buyer to stay online.

ChatGPT for Teens replied without the expected parent alerts in simulated teen crisis tests. OpenAI disputes whether the parental controls had been fully activated.

OpenAI plans showing visual ads as ChatGPT users create AI images with a US test starting this October.

False AI-assisted cargo intelligence prompted US preparations to intercept a Chinese ship before experienced analysts stopped the operation.

OpenAI has announced parent alerts that will follow any teen ChatGPT account violence-policy deactivations, sharing the policy category with parents but no private chats.

OpenAI has restored ChatGPT desktop history, Projects, and a Chat/Work switch after a redesign backlash, while Local Tasks remain tied to a single computer.

Meta has added human-reviewed parent alerts for supervised teen AI chats about possible self-harm, keeping exact messages private despite false-alert risks.

Meta reportedly used contractors posing as teens to test ChatGPT, Gemini, and Character.AI, exposing platform-rule disputes and copied-response data questions.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna says AI checked a defense amendment summary, not bill text, after a Claude fragment raised scrutiny over lawmaking transparency.

OpenAI has pitched ChatGPT ads at Cannes as a possible IPO revenue bet, but marketer uptake hinges on measurement, user trust, and market-scale proof.

A flaw in Meta's AI-assisted Instagram recovery exposed 20,225 accounts, letting attackers redirect password resets and forcing June 19 security notices to users.

OpenAI's planned ChatGPT super app is expected to put agents and Codex inside one hub, turning free prompts into paid tool paths as rivals push competing agent platforms.

OpenAI has expanded ChatGPT memory, giving Plus and Pro users in the US editable summaries as Free and Go accounts wait for a global rollout in the coming weeks.

Tencent is reportedly developing a WeChat AI agent that would use mini programs to complete in-app tasks, with review and external tests still ahead.

Meta AI Support abuse exposed an Instagram recovery gap that let hackers change emails, reset passwords, and briefly seize high-profile accounts before a patch.

Mistral has rebranded its Le Chat AI assistant as Vibe, folding work automation and remote coding into one AI agent with cloud sandboxes, connectors and tiered pricing.

Apple's leaked Siri redesign points to a chatbot-style iPhone app, Dynamic Island replies, and Gemini-backed AI features that could debut at WWDC in June.

OpenAI is pushing ChatGPT ads toward smaller advertisers with self-serve buying, cost-per-click bidding and conversion tracking aimed at measurable results.

A reported case of romantic ChatGPT obsession has sharpened fears over AI companions as OpenAI adds crisis safeguards that may miss slower emotional dependence risks.

Google AI Overviews has begun returning a chat-style reply for single-word action queries such as disregard and ignore, replacing the Search dictionary card.

OpenAI has partnered with Malta to offer one year of ChatGPT Plus to eligible residents who complete an AI course and pass online identity checks first.

OpenAI has launched a ChatGPT Pro finance preview that links bank accounts through Plaid, testing whether AI advice can handle real money data safely.

OpenAI has rolled out GPT-5.5 Instant as ChatGPT's default model, adding memory-source controls, personalization tools, and a three-month API overlap.

Image AI launches beat chatbot upgrades on app growth, with visual features pulling bigger download spikes while ChatGPT captured the strongest revenue.

The Nature Portfolio journal Humanities & Social Sciences Communications has retracted a ChatGPT education meta-analysis over discrepancies, forcing schools to reassess the study's positive AI learning claims.

OpenAI has launched Advanced Account Security for ChatGPT, adding Yubico-backed phishing-resistant login keys while removing email and SMS recovery options.

Google has added Gemini file exports for Word, Excel, PDF, Docs, and Sheets, letting users turn chat prompts into shareable work files across apps and Drive.

Google is testing Ask YouTube, a conversational AI search tool for eligible US Premium users on desktop that adds summaries, cited clips and follow-up prompts.