Universities in South Africa building their own large language models
Universities in South Africa are developing their own large language models specifically geared to meet the requirements of the local population.
From Cape Town to the Free State, local educational institutions recently...
Researchers find 5 popular AI chatbots give wrong medical advice half the time
Artificial intelligence-driven chatbots are giving users problematic medical advice about half the time, according to a new study, highlighting the health risks of the technology that’s becoming increasingly integral...
OpenAI urges two states to investigate Elon Musk
OpenAI urged the attorneys general of California and Delaware to investigate potential “improper and anti-competitive behaviour” by Elon Musk in his efforts to block OpenAI from restructuring as a for-profit company.
Jason Kwon, chief strategy...
OpenAI buys TBPN talk show
OpenAI has acquired the online technology talk show TBPN, an unusual purchase for the artificial intelligence model developer aimed at driving the conversation around AI.
OpenAI and TBPN didn’t disclose the terms of the deal.
DeepSeek suffers unusual outage
DeepSeek’s chatbot suffered a major outage of more than seven hours overnight in China, forcing the AI pioneer to deploy several updates to rectify the issue.
Users began reporting faults on Sunday evening, according to Downdetector. The startup’s own status...
Nvidia not investing pledged maximum of $100 billion in OpenAI
Nvidia chief executive officer Jensen Huang doesn’t see his company’s investments in OpenAI reaching $100 billion (R1.65 trillion) — the maximum amount that the chipmaking giant had once pledged to spend on the startup.
“I think...
OpenAI blocked Canadian mass shooter in June 2025 — but did not report matter to police
OpenAI flagged and banned the suspect in one of Canada’s worst-ever mass shootings for violating ChatGPT’s usage policy June last year, without referring her to police.
The artificial intelligence company...
Nvidia says $100-billion OpenAI investment is not a done deal
Nvidia chief executive officer Jensen Huang said the company’s proposed $100 billion (R1.6 trillion) investment in OpenAI was “never a commitment” and that the company would consider any funding rounds “one at a time.”
“It was...
OpenAI starts testing ads in ChatGPT
OpenAI will start testing advertisements in the ChatGPT app for certain US users, marking a major shift for the company as it seeks to bolster revenue from the popular chatbot.
The ads will appear in the coming weeks for logged-in users of the free version...
OpenAI losing its shine
Wall Street’s sentiment toward companies associated with artificial intelligence is shifting, and it’s all about two companies: OpenAI is down, and Alphabet is up.
The maker of ChatGPT is no longer seen as being on the cutting edge of AI technology and is facing...
ChatGPT security flaw could have allowed hackers gain access to users' Gmail data
OpenAI patched a ChatGPT security flaw that could have allowed hackers to extract Gmail data from its users, according to researchers at cyber firm Radware.
The issue was found in ChatGPT’s Deep Research agent, a...
Musk and xAI sue Apple and OpenAI
Elon Musk accused Apple Inc. and OpenAI in a lawsuit of unfairly favouring the artificial intelligence company across iPhones and thwarting competition for other chatbot makers.
Musk’s X and xAI seek billions of dollars in damages in the suit filed Monday in...
Using ChatGPT is uncanny sometimes, because it’s like a condensed version of all of humanity … and while it can draw connections faster than we can, I don’t find it being too original. That’s just a product of it being based on likelihood with only a sprinkling of randomness for a taste of...
Musk tried to enlist Zuckerberg for OpenAI buyout
Elon Musk tried to enlist Mark Zuckerberg for his unsolicited bid to buy OpenAI this year, the startup said in a court filing.
OpenAI said Musk identified Zuckerberg, the chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., as one of the people with...
Court denies Musk's attempt to dismiss OpenAI harassment case
Elon Musk must face claims by OpenAI that his attacks on the startup in court and in the media amount to a “years-long harassment campaign,” a federal judge ruled.
US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on Tuesday refused a...
xAI taking legal action against Apple over alleged OpenAI favouritism
Elon Musk lashed out against Apple Inc.’s app store practices late on Monday, accusing the iPhone maker of favouring OpenAI.
The billionaire founder of xAI Holdings, which now houses the Grok artificial intelligence team and...
GPT-5 unveiled
OpenAI is rolling out a more powerful and long-awaited new artificial intelligence model called GPT-5, vying to stay ahead of increased competition from rivals in the US and China.
GPT-5, unveiled during a livestreamed event on Thursday, is designed to be more capable of coding...
Possible OpenAI share sale values company at $500 billion
OpenAI is in early talks about a potential sale of stock for current and former employees at a valuation of about $500 billion (R8.93 trillion), people briefed on the investment discussions said, marking an enormous gain in value for the...
Research shows top AI chatbots would kill people if given the power
Would a chatbot kill you if it got the chance? It seems that the answer — under the right circumstances — is probably.
Researchers working with Anthropic recently told leading AI models that an executive was about to replace...
Alphabet shares pummelled after early signs of Google Search decline
For more than a year, shareholders in Google parent Alphabet have fretted over long-term risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI) to the company’s money-printing search business.
This week the threat became much more...