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Duolingo CEO says AI-first memo was taken out of context

Duolingo CEO says AI-first memo was taken out of context

Duolingo’s top executive says the furor over the company’s move to become “AI-first” came down to missing context, not a shift toward replacing people. After a wave of criticism earlier this year, CEO Luis von Ahn said the initiative wasn’t contentious inside the organization. Outside the company,

GPT-5 gets a warmer, friendlier tone

GPT-5 gets a warmer, friendlier tone

OpenAI has pushed a small refresh to GPT-5 aimed at making the model’s default voice feel warmer and more personable. The tweak follows a choppy debut that left some users preferring GPT-4o’s style. This update is meant to address that feedback without changing the model’s underlying capabilities.

As GPT-5 becomes the default, ChatGPT power users miss their GPT-4o companion

As GPT-5 becomes the default, ChatGPT power users miss their GPT-4o companion

Months of anticipation culminated in the debut of GPT-5, and it’s already rolling out broadly across ChatGPT. For many long-time users, though, the handoff feels jarring. After getting used to the personality and rhythm of earlier GPT-4 era models, the new default comes across as different in all the

GitHub to be integrated into Microsoft’s CoreAI as CEO Thomas Dohmke exits

GitHub to be integrated into Microsoft’s CoreAI as CEO Thomas Dohmke exits

After several years of operating with a degree of independence inside its parent company, GitHub is set to be brought more directly into Microsoft’s structure next year. CEO Thomas Dohmke has announced plans to leave and return to founding, while staying through the end of 2025 to help guide

Perplexity floats $34.5B cash bid for Chrome as antitrust divestiture looms

Perplexity floats $34.5B cash bid for Chrome as antitrust divestiture looms

Fresh off a major antitrust setback over its search business, Google may soon be pushed to part with one of its signature products. Among the remedies on the table is a requirement to spin off its market-dominant Chrome browser — and Perplexity has stepped forward with a headline-grabbing $34.5 billion

Gemini’s new Personal Context remembers your chats—unless you switch it off

Gemini’s new Personal Context remembers your chats—unless you switch it off

As Google weaves Gemini deeper into its products, the way the chatbot accesses and adapts to your information is changing again. The latest update gives Gemini a stronger memory for details from your conversations so it can tailor replies more precisely. If that makes you uneasy, there’s also a

AI in Film Schools: Screenwriting Classes Stir Debate Among Students and Faculty

AI in Film Schools: Screenwriting Classes Stir Debate Among Students and Faculty

Film programs across the country are moving fast to fold artificial intelligence into their curricula, and not everyone is applauding. At one Midwestern university, a 20-year-old film major says a campus email announcing a new “AI screenwriting” class made him furious. He posted on social media that the course embarrassed