Are GPT-5.2's new powers enough to surpass Gemini 3? Try it and see

The company called GPT-5.2 "the most capable model series yet for professional knowledge work" in the announcement on Thursday. Citing its own recent study of AI use at work, the company noted that AI ...
ConsumerAffairs

What is a ‘data center’ and how much electricity does it use?

Dominion Energy says its upcoming $11-a-month rate hike is driven by grid upgrades and inflation — not Virginia’s rapidly growing data-center industry. Critics note that Virginia hosts one of the ...
WSB-TV

Data center set to use 6 water towers worth of water per day in Georgia

COWETA COUNTY, Ga. — Massive data centers proposed for metro Atlanta expect to use millions of gallons of water per day. Some of those data centers are planning to use more water than entire Georgia ...
TechCrunch

Wikipedia urges AI companies to use its paid API, and stop scraping

Wikipedia on Monday laid out a simple plan to ensure its website continues to be supported in the AI era, despite its declining traffic. In a blog post, the Wikimedia Foundation, the organization that ...
The Conversation

Can you really talk to the dead using AI? We tried out ‘deathbots’ so you don’t have to

Jenny Kidd has received funding from the Leverhulme Trust and the Arts and Humanities Research Council. Eva Nieto McAvoy does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company ...
The New York Times

How A.I. Can Use Your Personal Data to Hurt Your Neighbor

Dr. Kasy is the author of the book “The Means of Prediction: How AI Really Works (and Who Benefits).” Imagine applying for a job. You know you’re a strong candidate with a standout résumé. But you don ...
The Atlantic

My Students Use AI. So What?

My tween-age daughters make me proud in countless ways, but I am still adjusting to the fact that they are not bookworms. I’m pretty sure that two generations ago, they would have been more like I was ...
Mashable

Elon Musk's X rolls out pay-per-use API to lure developers back, but there's one big problem

X has announced a new pay-per-use self-serve API model in hopes of luring developers back to the platform. Credit: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images Good news! Elon Musk's X has heard the cries ...
Los Angeles Times

California cracks down on water theft but spares data centers from disclosing how much they use

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have tracked data centers’ growing water footprint in California. He ...
Wired

Anthropic Will Use Claude Chats for Training Data. Here’s How to Opt Out

Anthropic is starting to train its models on new Claude chats. If you’re using the bot and don’t want your chats used as training data, here’s how to opt out. Anthropic is prepared to repurpose ...
Los Angeles Times

Amid the AI boom, California looks to address water use by massive data centers

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The AI-driven boom in data centers is putting growing demands on water in California and the Southwest. New ...
Pew Research Center

How Americans View AI and Its Impact on People and Society

Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand Americans’ views of artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential impact on people and society. For this analysis, we surveyed 5,023 adults from ...