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Artificial intelligence is either a field of research, the most important technical innovation of mankind, its downfall – or simply a pipe dream from Silicon Valley. Can machines really be intelligent? What is intelligence anyway? What opportunities does AI technology offer, and what are the risks? From neural networks to the science fiction vision of super AI, from deepfakes to AI surveillance: THE DECODER delivers the latest AI news and information on all facets of artificial intelligence.

Artificial Intelligence

Jun 18, 2025Jun 18, 2025

ChatGPT might be draining your brain, MIT warns - what ‘cognitive debt’ means for you

Artificial Intelligence

Jun 18, 2025Jun 18, 2025

ChatGPT might be draining your brain, MIT warns - what ‘cognitive debt’ means for you

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Here's every Apple Intelligence update Apple announced at WWDC 25

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Apr 14, 2025Apr 14, 2025

OpenAI launches GPT-4.1: New model family to improve agents, long contexts and coding

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Apr 14, 2025Apr 14, 2025

Google is using AI and Pixel phones to understand what dolphins are saying

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Apr 14, 2025Apr 14, 2025

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The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) is investigating whether X used personal data from EU users without valid consent to train its AI system Grok. The investigation focuses on public posts from users in the EU and European Economic Area. X had previously committed to permanently stop this practice following a court case last year, which led the DPC to end its earlier investigation. The renewed scrutiny may have been triggered by Elon Musk's xAI acquiring X. As Ireland's lead EU regulator, the DPC can impose fines of up to four percent of a company's global revenue for violations of the General Data Protection Regulation. X was last fined €450,000 by the DPC in 2020. Elon Musk, X's owner, and former US President Donald Trump have repeatedly criticized EU regulations targeting US tech companies.

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Apr 14, 2025Apr 14, 2025

Slopsquatting: One in five AI code snippets contains fake libraries

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Apr 14, 2025Apr 14, 2025

Machines could make medicine more human again

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Apr 14, 2025Apr 14, 2025

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Alibaba’s Quark AI Assistant became the most used AI app in China in March, according to data from Aicpb.com. The app reached approximately 150 million monthly active users worldwide, overtaking ByteDance’s Doubao, which had 100 million, and DeepSeek with 77 million. These figures are based on App Store data and do not include website usage. Quark’s rise follows its recent transformation from a cloud storage and search service into an AI assistant. The update, introduced last month, is powered by Alibaba’s Qwen models. The app now supports a range of AI functions, including text and image generation, research assistance, and programming tasks. Other major Chinese tech firms are also expanding their AI offerings. ByteDance is currently testing new video features for Doubao, while Tencent has integrated its Yuanbao assistant into WeChat. A global ranking by Andreessen Horowitz recently placed Quark sixth among the world’s most popular AI apps, behind Baidu’s AI Search and OpenAI’s ChatGPT, which remains in the top position.

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