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Users of OpenAI's ChatGPT have begun noticing the AI drop profanity during casual conversations, a shift that coincides with a recent update to the model's specifications. The new guidelines still list swearing as a default to avoid, but they allow contextual cues and user history to override that rule. OpenAI says the change is part of a broader push for more conversational, personalized responses, though the unintended profanity has sparked mixed reactions among users.Weiterlesen

Cognition chief executive Scott Wu told investors on X that reports of SpaceX seeking to buy the AI coding firm are inaccurate. Bloomberg had said the aerospace giant, fresh from its $60 billion purchase of Cursor and a recent IPO of Musk’s xAI, was in talks to acquire Cognition. Wu said the startup is not for sale and has not discussed a deal with SpaceX, though the companies may still explore joint use of computing resources.Weiterlesen

OpenAI unveiled Private Safety Processing, a new service that scans for abusive AI use across multiple sessions while keeping enterprise customers' data out of its own storage. The automated system flags potentially malicious activity without human review, sending only narrow signals to OpenAI for possible enforcement. The move positions the company against rival Anthropic, which retains user data for 30 days on certain models. By expanding its zero‑data‑retention approach, OpenAI aims to reassure businesses that handle sensitive information while sharpening its competitive edge in the enterprise AI market.Weiterlesen

Domyn, a Milan‑based artificial‑intelligence company, secured more than $1.1 billion in financing, with roughly ten percent in equity and the rest in debt. The funds will finance the construction of Colosseum, a 7‑megawatt supercomputer in southern Italy that will house about 6,000 Nvidia Grace Blackwell chips. The financing model mirrors recent European AI projects that favor debt‑backed hardware purchases over traditional venture equity. Domyn aims to serve regulated industries that prefer owning AI models, and plans to invest $10 billion over three years while targeting €1 billion in revenue.Weiterlesen