How AI safety took a backseat to military money
How AI safety took a backseat to military money Hey there, and welcome to Decoder! I’m Hayden Field, senior AI repoter at The Verge — and your Thursday episode guest host. I have another couple of shows for you while Nilay is out on parental leave, and we’re going to be spending more time diving into […]
FTC orders AI companies to hand over info about chatbots’ impact on kids
FTC orders AI companies to hand over info about chatbots' impact on kids The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is ordering seven AI chatbot companies to provide information about how they assess the effects of their virtual companions on kids and teens. OpenAI, Meta, its subsidiary Instagram, Snap, xAI, Google parent company Alphabet, and the maker […]
Elon Musk’s xAI is suing OpenAI and Apple
Elon Musk's xAI is suing OpenAI and Apple Elon Musk’s xAI is suing OpenAI and Apple Elon Musk is suing Apple and OpenAI over claims that their deal to build ChatGPT into the iPhone is stifling competition in the AI industry. In a lawsuit filed on Monday, the Musk-owned X Corp. and xAI also accuse […]
Amazon is betting on agents to win the AI race
Amazon is betting on agents to win the AI race Hello, and welcome to Decoder! This is Alex Heath, your Thursday episode guest host and deputy editor at The Verge. One of the biggest topics in AI these days is agents — the idea that AI is going to move from chatbots to reliably completing […]
Elon Musk says he’s suing Apple for rigging App Store rankings
Elon Musk says he's suing Apple for rigging App Store rankings Elon Musk says he’s suing Apple for rigging App Store rankings There’s a sore loser in this popularity contest. Elon Musk says that his artificial intelligence company xAI “will take immediate legal action” against Apple for allegedly manipulating its App Store rankings to the […]
Microsoft is cautiously onboarding Grok 4 following Hitler concerns
Microsoft is cautiously onboarding Grok 4 following Hitler concerns Earlier this year, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella moved with haste to get engineers to test and deploy DeepSeek’s R1 model on Azure AI Foundry. It was an unusually quick turnaround for a new model on Azure that also set a new bar for success. A few […]
Grok’s ‘spicy’ video setting instantly made me Taylor Swift nude deepfakes
Grok's 'spicy' video setting instantly made me Taylor Swift nude deepfakes Grok’s ‘spicy’ video setting instantly made me Taylor Swift nude deepfakes Grok Imagine will happily generate images like this using Taylor Swift’s likeness that can be used to make ‘spicy’ videos. The “spicy’ mode for Grok’s new generative AI video tool feels like a […]
xAI’s new Grok image and video generator has a ‘spicy’ mode
xAI's new Grok image and video generator has a 'spicy' mode xAI’s new Grok image and video generator has a ‘spicy’ mode Grok’s video generator will spit out sexualized clips at the tap of a button. xAI’s new Grok Imagine tool is an AI image and video generator that encourages users to make NSFW content. […]
Grok will no longer call itself Hitler or base its opinions on Elon Musk’s, promises xAI
Grok will no longer call itself Hitler or base its opinions on Elon Musk's, promises xAI Grok will no longer call itself Hitler or base its opinions on Elon Musk’s, promises xAI xAI has offered a couple more fixes for “issues” with its Grok AI chatbot, promising it will no longer name itself “Hitler” or […]
Elon Musk’s AI bot adds a ridiculous anime companion with ‘NSFW’ mode
Elon Musk's AI bot adds a ridiculous anime companion with 'NSFW' mode Elon Musk’s AI bot adds a ridiculous anime companion with ‘NSFW’ mode Ani, one of Grok’s AI companions. People who pay for access to SuperGrok can now try the AI chatbot’s new “Companions” avatars, xAI owner Elon Musk announced Monday morning. The companions […]