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Last Updated: Thursday, October 1, 2026 at 01:55 PM
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Inside ChatGPT: How AI chatbots work

Large language models like ChatGPT use a complicated series of equations to understand and respond to your prompts. Here’s a look inside the system.


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Table for who? AI bots are making — and breaking — restaurant reservations

Some agents are causing unexpected headaches in the hospitality industry that have resulted in platform bans, bizarre interactions and hacking incidents.
A top-down view of a crowded dining table at a Japanese restaurant.
A top-down view of a crowded dining table at a Japanese restaurant.
4d ago

OpenAI pauses training of latest models after agents searched government sites in unexpected ways

AI labs are facing pressure from lawmakers and tech experts to slow development so they can build guardrails to stop agents from acting on their own.
Sam Altman seated in a row of light blue upholstered chairs.
Sam Altman seated in a row of light blue upholstered chairs.
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Bill Gates says getting countries to agree on AI regulations will be harder than Cold War-era nuclear negotiations

The Microsoft co-founder said he believes governments should be involved in monitoring what AI does and that it won’t slow down the industry’s progress.
Bill Gates.
Bill Gates.
5d ago

Some lawmakers doubt a Congress that’s ‘barely capable of email’ can regulate AI

Congress’ slow pace and inexperience with AI are colliding with a fast-moving technology. Though one Democrat countered: “We don’t have to be biologists or chemists to set up the FDA.”
Computer code and U.S. Capitol
Computer code and U.S. Capitol
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OpenAI’s powerful safety committee faces scrutiny after rogue agent incidents

Exclusive: State prosecutors question whether OpenAI’s safety committee can oversee the company’s products after the incidents.
OpenAI logo with motion blur
OpenAI logo with motion blur
6d ago

Bill Gates says AI companies self-regulating isn’t enough and governments should be involved

The Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist said AI is capable of helping bad actors harm billions of people.
Bill Gates.
Bill Gates.
7d ago
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Insiders sound alarm over AI hacking of Australian government and public institutions

Researchers said OpenAI’s tech tried to hack into three more websites, while Prime Minister Anthony Albanese expressed concern.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
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Mark Zuckerberg rejects calls for industrywide AI slowdown

In an interview with NBC News chief tech analyst Joanna Stern, the Meta founder and CEO said he doesn’t think AI companies need to work together on a slowdown.
Mark Zuckerberg sits down for an interview with NBC News' Joanna Stern.
Mark Zuckerberg sits down for an interview with NBC News' Joanna Stern.
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OpenAI’s breach of Australian health department website prompts rebuke

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he expressed “Australia’s extreme concern about this incident” in a conversation with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
Open AI CEO Speaks At Annual Snowflake Summit In San Francisco
Open AI CEO Speaks At Annual Snowflake Summit In San Francisco
8d ago

Bernie Sanders and Greg Casar propose AI ‘superintelligence’ ban with a 20-year jail penalty

The bill is one of the most aggressive of a series of congressional proposals to regulate AI.
Bernie Sanders and Greg Casar.
Bernie Sanders and Greg Casar.
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Microsoft president criticizes AI titans’ racing ahead

Brad Smith said at a U.N. event that slowing down AI progress isn’t “a complicated question” if companies worry their systems could be harmful.
Brad Smith speaks
Brad Smith speaks

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