‘Crazy conspiracist’ and ‘unhinged comedian’: Grok’s AI persona prompts exposed
xAI’s website for its Grok chatbot is exposing the system prompts for several of its AI personas, including a “crazy conspiracist” that...
United Methodist Church leads global church in divestment from bonds...
Church’s primary investment agency, Wespath, fulfills and expands 2024 resolution of denomination’s legislative body; BDS success reflects many years of grassroots advocacy...
Why Paradigm built a spreadsheet with an AI agent in...
Anna Monaco has been building AI agents since before the term “AI agents” was even a thing. After building numerous chatbots, she...
HR giant Workday says hackers stole personal data in recent...
Workday, one of the largest providers of human resources technology, has confirmed a data breach that allowed hackers to steal personal information...
Grammarly gets a design overhaul, multiple AI features
Grammarly now has a new document-based interface, built on the back of Coda, the productivity startup it acquired last year. The interface...
GPT-5 is supposed to be nicer now
OpenAI announced late Friday that it’s updating its latest model to be “warmer and friendlier.” The company recently launched the much-anticipated GPT-5...
‘Stranger Things’ creators may be leaving Netflix
Netflix could soon lose the creative team behind one of its biggest hits. Earlier this week, Variety and other Hollywood publications reported...
Duolingo CEO says controversial AI memo was misunderstood
While Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn was loudly criticized this year after declaring that Duolingo would become an “AI-first company,” he suggested...
An Unlikely Social Justice Warrior: Muslim Feminist Ani Zonneveld
This week on The State of Belief, host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush sits down with Ani Zonneveld, feminist Muslim activist, musician, and...
Judge says FTC investigation into Media Matters ‘should alarm all...
A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Federal Trade Commission’s investigation into left-leaning advocacy group Media Matters. Back in...