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Google unveils its ChatGPT rival

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Google on Monday unveiled a new chatbot tool dubbed “Bard” in an apparent bid to compete with the viral success of ChatGPT. Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and parent company Alphabet, said in a blog post that Bard will be opened up to “trusted testers” starting Monday, with plans to make

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Jan. 6 Committee failed to hold social media companies to account for their role in the Capitol attack, staffers and witnesses say

By Donie O’Sullivan, Audrey Ash and Zachary Cohen, CNN “There might be someone getting shot tomorrow.” That was the warning from Twitter staff at an internal meeting on Jan. 5, 2021, the eve of the deadly attack on the US Capitol. It wasn’t the only stark warning Twitter management received ahead of the insurrection, according

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Anika Collier Navaroli

Jan. 6 Committee failed to hold social media companies to account for their role in the Capitol attack, staffers and witnesses say

By Donie O’Sullivan, Audrey Ash and Zachary Cohen, CNN “There might be someone getting shot tomorrow.” That was the warning from Twitter staff at an internal meeting on Jan. 5, 2021, the eve of the deadly attack on the US Capitol. It wasn’t the only stark warning Twitter management received ahead of the insurrection, according

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ChatGPT passes exams from law and business schools.

ChatGPT passes exams from law and business schools

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business ChatGPT is smart enough to pass prestigious graduate-level exams — though not with particularly high marks. The powerful new AI chatbot tool recently passed law exams in four courses at the University of Minnesota and another exam at University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, according to professors at

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ChatGPT passes exams from law and business schools.

ChatGPT passes exams from law and business schools

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business ChatGPT is smart enough to pass prestigious graduate-level exams — though not with particularly high marks. The powerful new AI chatbot tool recently passed law exams in four courses at the University of Minnesota and another exam at University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, according to professors at

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ChatGPT passes exams from law and business schools.

ChatGPT passes exams from law and business schools

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business ChatGPT is smart enough to pass prestigious graduate-level exams — though not with particularly high marks. The powerful new AI chatbot tool recently passed law exams in four courses at the University of Minnesota and another exam at University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, according to professors at

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Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts were restored on Thursday. The former president arrives to deliver remarks on January 28

Meta restores Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts

By Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts were restored on Thursday, allowing the former president to once again post on the social media platforms, a Meta spokesperson confirmed to CNN. As of Thursday afternoon, Trump had not yet resumed posting on the accounts. Trump’s reinstatement comes weeks after Facebook’s landmark announcement that

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Plagued with errors: A news outlet’s decision to write stories with AI backfires

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN News outlet CNET said Wednesday it has issued corrections on a number of articles, including some that it described as “substantial,” after using an artificial intelligence-powered tool to help write dozens of stories. The outlet has since hit pause on using the AI tool to generate stories, CNET’s editor-in-chief Connie Guglielmo

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ChatGPT passes exams from law and business schools.

ChatGPT passes exams from law and business schools

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business ChatGPT is smart enough to pass prestigious graduate-level exams — though not with particularly high marks. The powerful new AI chatbot tool recently passed law exams in four courses at the University of Minnesota and another exam at University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, according to professors at

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Bandmate Jordan Cohen (right) listens as singer-songwriter Clyde Lawrence (left) testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on January 24 to examine promoting competition and protecting consumers in live entertainment.

Ticketmaster gets grilled: 6 takeaways from hearing over Taylor Swift concert fiasco

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Lawmakers grilled a top executive of Ticketmaster’s parent company, Live Nation Entertainment, on Tuesday after the service’s inability to process orders for Taylor Swift’s upcoming tour left millions of people unable to buy tickets late last year. During the three-hour hearing, senators pressed Live Nation president and CFO Joe

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Bandmate Jordan Cohen (right) listens as singer-songwriter Clyde Lawrence (left) testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on January 24 to examine promoting competition and protecting consumers in live entertainment.

Ticketmaster gets grilled: 6 takeaways from hearing over Taylor Swift concert fiasco

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Lawmakers grilled a top executive of Ticketmaster’s parent company, Live Nation Entertainment, on Tuesday after the service’s inability to process orders for Taylor Swift’s upcoming tour left millions of people unable to buy tickets late last year. During the three-hour hearing, senators pressed Live Nation president and CFO Joe

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