Artificial Intelligence

Anthropic’s Claude popularity with paying consumers is skyrocketing

Estimates for total Claude consumer users are all over the map (we've seen figures ranging from 18 million to 30 million). Anthropic hasn't disclosed this data, but a spokesperson did tell TechCrunch that Claude paid subscriptions have more than...

TechCrunch 2 months ago

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US embassy in Mexico prompts outrage with AI video promoting ‘self-deportation’

AI-generated footage depicts group of men performing a corrido, singing phrases including ‘return to your roots’An AI-generated video from the US embassy in Mexico encouraging migrants to “self-deport” has sparked disbelief and outrage online.The...

The Guardian 2 months ago

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Why SoftBank’s new $40B loan points to a 2026 OpenAI IPO

Wall Street giants JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs are extending a 12-month, unsecured loan to the Japanese conglomerate.

TechCrunch 2 months ago

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OpenAI shuts down Sora while Meta gets shut out in court

When an 82-year-old Kentucky woman was offered $26 million from an AI company that wanted to build a data center on her land, she said no. Sure, that same company can try to rezone 2,000 acres nearby anyway, but as AI...

TechCrunch 2 months ago

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David Sacks is done as AI czar — here’s what he’s doing instead

Sacks will be much further from power center in Washington than since the outset of this second Trump administration.

TechCrunch 2 months ago

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Wikipedia cracks down on the use of AI in article writing

The site, whose policies are subject to change, has struggled with the issue of AI-generated writing.

TechCrunch 2 months ago

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OpenAI abandons yet another side quest: ChatGPT’s erotic mode

It's only the latest of several side projects that the AI startup has ditched over the past week.

TechCrunch 2 months ago

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Defense startup Shield AI lands $12.7B valuation, up 140%, after US Air Force deal

In one year, Shield AI's value has leaped 140%. This after it won a contract to be the software provider to Anduril's Fury fighter jet for the U.S. Air Force.

TechCrunch 2 months ago