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Will OpenAI be the next tech giant or next Netscape?
AFP, Published on 16/12/2025
» NEW YORK - Three years after ChatGPT made OpenAI the leader in artificial intelligence and a household name, rivals have closed the gap and some investors are wondering if the sensation has the wherewithal to stay dominant.
Under a drone canopy, Ukraine army medics rely on robots and luck
AFP, Published on 22/08/2025
» UNDISCLOSED (UKRAINE) - When Magician, a Ukrainian serviceman, was remotely steering a robot hauling a wounded soldier away from the front line towards safety, the worst-case scenario played out on his monitor.
Chatbot Grok accuses owner Musk of 'censoring me'
AFP, Published on 13/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - AI chatbot Grok on Tuesday offered conflicting explanations for its brief suspension from X after accusing Israel and the United States of committing "genocide" in Gaza, as it lashed out at its owner Elon Musk for "censoring me".
Grok, is that Gaza? AI image checks mislocate news photographs
AFP, Published on 07/08/2025
» PARIS - This image by AFP photojournalist Omar al-Qattaa shows a skeletal, underfed girl in Gaza, where Israel's blockade has fuelled fears of mass famine in the Palestinian territory.
'Stuck in limbo': Over 90% of X's Community Notes unpublished, study says
AFP, Published on 10/07/2025
» WASHINGTON — More than 90% of X's Community Notes -- a crowd-sourced verification system popularised by Elon Musk's platform -- are never published, a study said Wednesday, highlighting major limits in its effectiveness as a debunking tool.
DeepSeek’s ‘Sputnik moment’ exposes holes in US chip curbs
AFP, Published on 29/01/2025
» BEIJING - US export controls on high-tech chips may have inadvertently fuelled the success of the AI startup DeepSeek, sparking fears in Washington there could be little it can do to stop China in the push for global dominance in artificial intelligence.
Old Twitter vs X: Israel-Gaza war spotlights 'information crisis'
AFP, Published on 20/10/2023
» WASHINGTON - Twitter won fame in the Arab uprisings nearly a decade ago as a pivotal source for real-time crisis information, but that reputation has withered after the platform's transformation into a magnet for hate speech and disinformation under Elon Musk.
China's Baidu rolls out ChatGPT rival to public
AFP, Published on 31/08/2023
» BEIJING - China's Baidu rolled out its ChatGPT rival ERNIE Bot to the public on Thursday, in a major leap for the country's tech sector as it aims to cash in on the artificial intelligence gold rush.
ChatGPT turns to business as popularity wanes
AFP, Published on 29/08/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - OpenAI on Monday said it was launching a business version of ChatGPT as its artificial intelligence sensation grapples with declining usership nine months after its historic debut.
How five stars fared at the World Athletics Championships
AFP, Published on 28/08/2023
» BUDAPEST - AFP Sport picked out five athletes to watch at the World Athletics Championships which ended in Budapest on Sunday.