Microsoft unveiled Mico, an animated AI avatar for Copilot, aiming to make interactions more human and emotionally responsive. This customizable character reacts visually to user input, offering a ...

BRUSSELS — What if artificial intelligence was running the European Union? Politicians and governments around the world are flocking to AI tools to solve their problems. Prime ministers and civil ...

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OpenAI has unveiled its latest and most advanced update for its ChatGPT chatbot yet. The new model, known as GPT-5, is more useful and intuitive than its prior versions, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said ...

Copilot adds group chats, a 'real talk' option, and an optional animated character. You can connect Copilot to external services to search email and calendar events. Copilot for Health promises ...

OpenAI allegedly relaxed suicide safeguards to boost user engagement just months before a teenage boy took his own life after following its chatbot's suggestions, a lawsuit from his family claims.

Travel search engine Kayak will now allow users to research trips ahead of booking using AI. The company this week launched an “AI Mode” feature that lets users ask travel-related questions as well as ...

Microsoft seems to be aiming to redefine AI assistants with Mico (pronounced MEE'koh) -- the company's a new animated AI assistant. Microsoft positions Mico as an optional, human-centered persona ...

OpenAI plans to allow a wider range of content, including erotica, on its popular chatbot ChatGPT as part of its push to "treat adult users like adults", says its boss Sam Altman. In a post on X on ...