OpenAI starts selling ChatGPT ads, charges by views instead of clicks
OpenAI has started offering ad placements in ChatGPT to dozens of advertisers. Unlike Google or Amazon, the company is initially charging based on views rather than clicks.
Interactive demo shows AI models have opinions - and Grok really likes Elon Musk
A new interactive demo from nonprofit CivAI reveals how differently AI models respond to ethical and political questions – and why Grok likes Elon Musk more than Mahatma Gandhi.
Read full article about: OpenAI rolls out age prediction to apply teen safeguards in ChatGPT
OpenAI is rolling out age prediction in ChatGPT to identify when an account likely belongs to someone under 18, so the system can apply the right experience and safeguards for teens. The model analyzes behavioral patterns like usage times, how long the account has been active, and the age users entered at signup. When someone gets flagged as a minor, ChatGPT automatically enables safety features that block, among other things, graphic violence, sexual roleplay, depictions of self-harm, and content about extreme beauty standards.
The move follows OpenAI's announcement that adults will get access to some of this previously restricted content, making age verification a necessary first step. It also comes after cases of teenagers developing dangerous dependencies on AI chatbots, some with fatal outcomes.
Adults who get incorrectly flagged as minors can verify their age by taking a selfie through the Persona service. Parents get additional controls, including rest periods and notifications when the system detects signs of acute distress. The feature launches in the EU in the coming weeks. More details on OpenAI's help page.
Read full article about: Deepmind and Anthropic CEOs expect AI to hit entry-level jobs and internships in 2026
Demis Hassabis (Google Deepmind) and Dario Amodei (Anthropic) are already seeing early signs of AI's impact on the job market. Speaking at the World Economic Forum, Hassabis said entry-level jobs and internships could take a hit this year, something he's already noticing at Deepmind. In the near term, new and potentially more meaningful jobs could emerge, Hassabis said, but once AGI (artificial general intelligence) arrives, we're in uncharted territory. He criticized governments and economists for failing to grasp the scale of the changes ahead.
Amodei is sticking with his prediction that half of office jobs for young professionals could vanish within one to five years. Like Hassabis, he says he's already seeing this at Anthropic, where the company expects to need fewer junior and mid-level employees going forward. AI could outperform humans at everything within one to two years, he says, but the labor market is slow to react. His concern: the exponential pace of development will outstrip our ability to adapt.
Comment
Source: World Economic Forum
Four years of war, millions of hours of drone footage: Ukraine shares data for AI training
Nearly four years of war have left Ukraine with an unlikely asset: millions of hours of drone footage and combat data. Now Kyiv plans to share them with allies as leverage. In the age of military AI, raw battlefield intelligence may prove more valuable than any weapons shipment.
Read full article about: Google's Gemini API requests more than double in five months, jumping from 35 billion to 85 billion
Google's Gemini API business is taking off. According to The Information, API requests shot up from around 35 billion in March to roughly 85 billion in August, more than doubling in just five months. The spike started after Google shipped its "breakthrough" model, Gemini 2.5, this spring, and continued climbing with Gemini 3. Gemini 2.5 is even turning a profit on operating costs, though not on research and development. Google plans to break down the numbers during its quarterly earnings call on February 4.
On the enterprise side, Google says Gemini Enterprise now has eight million subscribers across 1,500 companies, with another million signing up online. Reviews are mixed, though. Some users like how it connects to company data and find it handy for research and documents; internal surveys at one consulting firm show 83 percent satisfaction. But others say the product works fine for simple questions while falling short on specialized tasks and custom app development.
Comment
Source: The Information
OpenAI says it could have grown even faster if only it had more compute
OpenAI says more compute means more revenue. The company’s new business figures show both tripling year over year, but with cash outflow expected to hit 115 billion dollars by 2029, the formula needs to hold up.
