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ChatGPT's viral Studio Ghibli-style images: 'An insult to life itself'

“I strongly feel that this is an insult to life itself." Wise words from legendary Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, whose comments on AI in 2016 are going viral following this week's trend of creating Studio Ghibli-style portraits with ChatGPT's latest update.

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'Our GPUs are melting': OpenAI puts restrictions on new image tool

ChatGPT's new feature that can generate images in the style of a popular Japanese animation studio is so popular that OpenAI has to put temporary limits on its use.

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OpenAI faces complaint after ChatGPT alleged man murdered his sons

The complaint has been filed to the Norwegian Data Protection Authority, alleging that OpenAI violates Europe’s GDPR rules.

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How much energy do AI-powered chatbots consume?

Data centres are significant drivers of electricity demand. Almost one-third of electricity demand in Ireland could come from data centres by 2026.

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ChatGPT gets 'anxiety' from traumatic content, researchers say

New research has found that OpenAI’s ChatGPT-4 gets anxiety when responding to a user’s trauma and that therapy relaxation prompts could bring better outcomes.

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Zuckerberg's Meta to release standalone AI app

According to media reports, Meta will release its own standalone AI chatbot in the second quarter of this year, with subscription services also expected to be part of the plan.

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Estonia announces new AI initiative to integrate chatbots into schools

The education minister said that the country's competitiveness would depend on preparing people for the age of artificial intelligence (AI).

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ChatGPT may be shifting ‘rightward’ in political bias, study finds

ChatGPT is seeing a rightward shift on the political spectrum in how it responds to user queries, a new study has found.

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OpenAI partners with Kakao to expand AI services in South Korea

This was the second partnership deal signed this week between the ChatGPT developer and a high-profile Asian firm as it aims to expand its Stargate initiative.

Business

AI showdown! Alibaba claims its new model beats DeepSeek and ChatGPT

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba released a new artificial intelligence model on Wednesday and claims it outperforms its rival DeepSeek.

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DeepSeek chatbot 'censors' questions about China, according to tests

DeepSeek's new chatbot seems to censor questions about sensitive topics in China compared to other AI chatbots, according to a new analysis.

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What is DeepSeek, the Chinese AI that has taken Big Tech by surprise?

DeepSeek-R1, the latest in a series of models developed with fewer chips and at low cost, is challenging the dominance of OpenAI, Google, and Meta.

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ChatGPT down: OpenAI working to fix major global outage

The artificial intelligence (AI) company has acknowledged there is a major outage and is working to resolve the issue after a huge spike in reported disruptions.

Travel News

Will AI replace travel agents? How bots are transforming the industry

Artificial intelligence (AI) is fast becoming one of the most significant trends shaping the travel and tourism industry, redefining how travellers plan, book, and experience journeys.

Food and Drink

A Finnish roastery is wowing connoisseurs with an AI-generated coffee

Helsinki’s Kaffa Roastery collaborated with local AI consultancy Elev to create 'AI-conic', a blend featuring four bean varieties, predominantly Brazil’s Fazenda Pinhal.

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ChatGPT at two: What's next for the groundbreaking AI chatbot?

From two new releases of GPT-4, o1 to a new search engine and internal drama, ChatGPT and parent company OpenAI had a notable second year. What’s next?

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Bard or bot? Study shows readers prefer AI to human poetry

A study by the University of Pittsburgh reveals that AI-generated poetry has been rated higher than poems written by humans.

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What are the psychological risks of AI and how can you prevent them?

A lawsuit claimed an AI chatbot’s influence led to the death of a 14-year-old teenager. Here’s what to know about the psychological impact and potential risks of human-AI relationships.

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Do humans work better with AI? Study shows which tasks benefit most

With the rise of AI, a new study from MIT researchers looked into which tasks could benefit most from human-AI collaboration and which are best handled independently.

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OpenAI launches ChatGPT-powered search engine

The search engine could put the AI company in competition with Google.