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AI chatbots need ‘deception mode’

Fake empathy, humor, chattiness, and other human-like qualities can delude chatbot users into believing AI has thoughts and feelings. It doesn’t, and there's an intriguing way to fix the problem.

By Mike Elgan

May 1, 20268 mins

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This problem might not need a solution: customer-service bots that code for free

By Evan Schuman

Apr 10, 20264 mins

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Copilot finally has a feature that beats ChatGPT on Windows PCs

With Copilot Vision, there's at last a reason to use Microsoft's AI chatbot.

By Chris Hoffman

Jun 18, 2025 9 mins

Machine LearningMicrosoftWindows 11

21 ways Gemini can actually be useful on Android

Forget all the generative-AI silliness for a second: Gemini has some genuinely practical purposes on Android — if you know what to ask.

By JR Raphael

Jun 18, 2025 11 mins

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Gemini's most underrated Android advantage

Forget all the newfangled AI jibber-jabber: The most practical way to use Gemini is as simple as it gets.

By JR Raphael

May 23, 2025 6 mins

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The irritating but amusing irony of Google's Gemini interface

Google's Gemini AI assistant is supposed to make our lives easier. And yet...

By JR Raphael

Feb 12, 2025 8 mins

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ChatGPT's Windows app beats Microsoft Copilot for productivity

ChatGPT’s Windows app is now available to everyone — and even if you're a devoted dweller of Microsoft's ecosystem, it's worth your while to try it out.

By Chris Hoffman

Nov 20, 2024 8 mins

Machine LearningWindows 10Windows 11

Microsoft wants Copilot to be your new AI best friend

Forget searching the web: Copilot wants to know how your day went.

By Chris Hoffman

Oct 9, 2024 9 mins

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Google just made a major ChromeOS misstep

One of the Chromebook's most meaningful advantages is about to take a back seat to something silly.

By JR Raphael

Oct 2, 2024 10 mins

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Q&A: HPE global talent exec credits AI, chatbots for bolstering hiring

HPE has been using AI-based talent acquisition technology that has literally turned a lackluster career site and hiring process on its head and reached more than 950,000 candidates.

By Lucas Mearian

Jul 17, 2023 16 mins

IT JobsIT Skills and TrainingMachine Learning

How AI can help find new employees

Artificial intelligence can help hiring managers and recruiters discover talent, reducing the time it takes to get them onboard a company. But there are risks associated with a process often automated by a chatbot.

By Lucas Mearian

Mar 6, 2023 11 mins

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OpenAI launches APIs for ChatGPT and Whisper

The speech-to-text offering Whisper and AI-powered chatbot ChatGPT could now cost 10 times lower, according to OpenAI.

By Moumita Deb Choudhury

Mar 2, 2023 3 mins

Artificial IntelligenceMachine Learning

Microsoft exec: AI will reinvent Windows user experience, define ‘our time’

At least one Microsoft executive has made it clear artificial intelligence will continue to play a big role in future Windows features.

By Lucas Mearian

Jan 23, 2023 6 mins

Machine LearningWindows 10Windows 11

Microsoft in talks to invest $10 billion in OpenAI: Report

OpenAI has been in the spotlight since November last year when it unveiled its artificial intelligence based chatbot ChatGPT that showcases a new way to search the internet.

By Anirban Ghoshal

Jan 10, 2023 2 mins

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