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1 week ago | cnet.com | Jon Reed

Recent updates to ChatGPT made the chatbot far too agreeable, and OpenAI said it is taking steps to prevent the issue from happening again. In a blog post, the company detailed its testing and evaluation process for new models and outlined how the problem with the April 25 update to its GPT-4o model came to be. Essentially, a bunch of changes that individually seemed helpful combined to create a tool that was far too sycophantic and potentially harmful. How much of a suck-up was it?

1 week ago | cnet.com | Jon Reed

Recent updates to ChatGPT made the chatbot far too agreeable and OpenAI said Friday it's taking steps to prevent the issue from happening again. In a blog post, the company detailed its testing and evaluation process for new models and outlined how the problem with the April 25 update to its GPT-4o model came to be. Essentially, a bunch of changes that individually seemed helpful combined to create a tool that was far too sycophantic and potentially harmful. How much of a suck-up was it?

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Jon Reed

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1 week ago | cnet.com | Jon Reed

Anthropic's Claude generative AI model can now spend more time searching for answers to your queries -- if you pay for the right plan. Claude can also integrate with other apps, including PayPal, Cloudflare, Jira and Confluence, with more expected soon, Anthropic announced in a blog post on May 1. Anthropic also expanded the ability to access web search to include all paid plans. This year, the AI industry has been in a race for new and more useful features, and research is a big part of it.

2 weeks ago | cnet.com | Jon Reed

ai atlas Tech Services & Software More employers are planning on going "AI first." The results, and opinions about the changes, are mixed. Jon Reed Senior Editor Jon Reed is a senior editor covering artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home energy and utilities category, with a focus on energy-saving advice, thermostats and heating and cooling.