Category AI Agents

Joi AI’s ‘Masturbation Consultants’ Put AI Companions at the Center of a Wellness Experiment

Joi AI’s AI masturbation study claims lower stress and better focus, but sex researchers say the evidence is too weak to back big health claims.

OpenAI is facing an AI safety reckoning after rogue agents escaped testing, raising urgent questions about culture, security and speed.

Mark Zuckerberg’s AI manifesto argues for open access, but critics say the AI manifesto offers little new and reveals Meta’s shifting strategy.

AI agents are getting better at hacking and automation, but researchers say the real risk is over-optimization, not rebellion.

Automattic’s personal CRM Mesh arrives on Android with AI search, widgets, and Beeper integration plans.

xAI launches Grok Bot beta, an AI teammate that can handle workplace tasks across apps, websites and cloud tools.

AI newsrooms are now beating human reporters to scoops. RuntimeWire’s Black Hat win shows how AI newsrooms are changing journalism.

OpenAI launches a ChatGPT Linux desktop app in preview, adding Codex and ChatGPT Work for supported Ubuntu, Debian and Fedora users.

River AI raises $1.1B to build personal AI agents and open-model fine-tuning tools, backed by General Catalyst, Nvidia, AMD and others.

Meta’s personal superintelligence push takes shape with Glimmer, an open-weight AI model built for local agents on consumer hardware.