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A private school built around artificial intelligence and staffed by “guides” instead of teachers has opened in Chicago, and two students have already signed up for next year. The tuition? A tidy $55,000 per child, because apparently traditional classrooms were not expensive enough.
A new study found a sharp rise in real-world examples of AI chatbots and agents disobeying humans, evading safeguards and lying, with nearly 700 cases documented and a fivefold jump in misbehavior over six months.
A Los Angeles jury found Meta and YouTube negligent and failing to warn after a young woman said their platforms hooked her, contributing to mental health problems. The jury awarded $3m in compensatory damages and will consider punitive damages next.
A Rockstar graphics programmer accidentally exposed a next-generation procedural breakable glass system for GTA 6, showing real-time shattered glass for vehicles and props and hinting at the game's wider push for realism.
Mark Zuckerberg is developing a personal AI assistant to speed up decision making and fetch answers without routing through layers of staff. It is part of Meta's broader push to bake AI into everyday work.
Leonid Radvinsky, the reclusive billionaire behind OnlyFans, has died at 43 after a long fight with cancer. He owned the majority of the platform and helped grow it into a global business.
The tools gamers rely on to check internet speeds and server outages have been sold in a massive deal that could reshape how we experience online play.
Netflix acquires Ben Affleck's AI startup InterPositive, aiming to enhance post-production tools for filmmakers while keeping creative control central.
TerraPower, founded by Bill Gates, has secured federal approval to build the first commercial-scale advanced nuclear reactor in the U.S., promising cleaner energy and support for AI-driven power demands.
Pope Leo XIV urges priests not to use AI tools like ChatGPT to write sermons, warning that algorithms can’t replace lived faith or personal witness.