Machine Learning Research
Training Cars to Reason: Nvidia’s Alpamayo-R1 is a robotics-style reasoning model for autonomous vehicles
Chain-of-thought reasoning can help autonomous vehicles decide what to do next.
Tech & Society
Business
ChatGPT Shows Ads: OpenAI tests advertisements for U.S. chatbot users in free and lower-cost tiers
AI has a new revenue stream, and it looks a lot like old web banner ads.
Letters
Data Centers Are More Easier on the Environment Than You Might Think: How environmentally friendly are AI data centers? If we're going to use AI, there’s no better way to do it.
Many people are fighting the growth of data centers because they could increase CO2 emissions, electricity prices, and water use.
Business
AI Giants Vie for Healthcare Dollars: OpenAI and Anthropic release new chatbots targeting medical and wellness markets
OpenAI and Anthropic staked claims in the lucrative healthcare market, each company playing to its strengths by targeting different audiences.
Tech & Society
Undressed Images Spur Regulators: X rolls back Grok’s “spicy” image generation on the platform after global outrage
Governments worldwide sounded alarms after xAI’s Grok chatbot generated tens of thousands of sexualized images of girls and women without their consent.
Tech & Society
Copilot’s Users Change Hour to Hour: Microsoft study shows people use AI very differently at different times or on different devices
What do users want from AI? The answer depends on when and how they use it, a new study shows.
Machine Learning Research
Chatbots That Build Community by Sharon Zhou: Sharon Zhou of AMD on expanding chat to serve groups and connect us with other people
Next year, I’m excited to see AI break out of 1:1 relationships with each of us. In 2026, AI has the potential to bring people together and unite us with human connection, rather than polarize and isolate us. It’s about time for ChatGPT to enter your group chats.
AI Careers
Education That Works With — Not Against — AI by Juan M. Lavista Ferres: Juan M. Lavista Ferres, Chief Data Scientist at Microsoft, on assignments that properly test students’ abilities
A little more than three years ago, OpenAI released ChatGPT, and education changed forever. For students, the ability to generate fluent, credible text on demand in seconds is an incredible new tool.
Science
White House Orders AI for Science: Genesis Mission would share U.S. data and resources with top AI companies
President Trump launched a United States effort to use AI to speed up scientific breakthroughs.
Business
Record Labels Back AI-Music Startup: Klay Image emerges from relative obscurity to announce deals with Sony, Warner, and Universal
A music-generation newcomer emerged from stealth mode with licenses to train generative AI models on music controlled by the world’s biggest recording companies.
Machine Learning Research
Self-Driving Cars on U.S. Freeways: Waymo deploys autonomous cars on California and Arizona expressways
Waymo became the first company to offer fully autonomous, driverless taxi service on freeways in the United States.
Letters
Don't Believe The Hype!: AGI is not just around the corner. People who enter AI today have huge opportunities to contribute to the field.
I recently received an email titled “An 18-year-old’s dilemma: Too late to contribute to AI?” Its author, who gave me permission to share this, is preparing for college.