Latest from Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Catfishing and AI sex chatbot scams hit one-third of dating app users

Young men conditioned to online life are sitting ducks for scammers, PI says.

NZX suspends Being AI, firm’s website offline

Controversial start-up moves out west.

OpenAI seeking US$40b in new fundraising round: report

The funding round would value the company at US$340b.

AI innovation or imitation: DeepSeek’s disruptive claim under scrutiny

DeepSeek claims its AI emulates ChatGPT at a fraction of the cost.

Watch: DeepSeek AI answers controversial questions – then retracts its responses

Plus: OpenAI alleges Chinese newcomer crimped from ChatGPT.

China’s DeepSeek earthquake is not everything it seems

Telegraph: Cracks are starting to appear in Liang Wenfeng’s miraculous AI story.

Nvidia, US stocks close higher after Chinese AI shock

Nvidia clawed back some of yesterday's losses after the DeepSeek shock.

Doomsday clock ticks closest ever to midnight

The clock symbolising how close humanity is now at 89 seconds to midnight.

NZ Super Fund takes DeepSeek hit

PLUS: What is DeepSeek and why is it seen as such a threat?

Tech Insider: The portfolio you get demoted to; Survey rates the business usefulness of Microsoft’s Copilot AI

Surprising pros and cons of our new robot overlords.

Editorial: What is AI good for? And will it really take over the world?

It's hard to know if artificial intelligence will save or enslave us - or neither.

‘A very different future’: Meet NZ's first Generation Beta baby

Obesity could end, and increased diversity may topple 'anti' politics in a Gen Beta world.

‘Awful’: Brad Pitt on romance scammer who stole his likeness

A woman was tricked out of thousands by someone posing as Pitt.

This woman says she’s in love with her AI boyfriend

New York Times: Ayrin’s all-consuming affair with ChatGPT started last summer.

From 3G shutdown to AI slop: Tech red flags and green flags for 2025

The good stuff and bad stuff to watch out for in the year ahead.

Falling birth rates raise prospect of sharp decline in living standards

Financial Times: Warnings people must produce more and work longer to plug growth gap.

Rowan Simpson: Is AI having its lightbulb moment?

OPINION: We might be overestimating AI's short-term potential.

US announces new restrictions on AI chip exports

Industry backlash and most countries will face a cap on advanced chip imports.