Author: Advanced AI Editor

OpenAI has appointed Mike Liberatore, former Chief Financial Officer at Elon Musk’s xAI, as its new business finance officer, according to a report by CNBC. Liberatore officially joined the Microsoft-backed artificial intelligence company on Tuesday, marking a major addition to OpenAI’s executive team during a period of rapid expansion and heightened competition in the AI sector. Liberatore left xAI in July after just three months, with his exit reported by the Wall Street Journal earlier this month. His short stint was part of a wave of senior-level departures at Musk’s AI startup. Before joining xAI, he built a strong track…

Business intelligence firm ThoughtSpot Inc. today announced a fresh batch of features aimed at pushing analytics beyond dashboards and into customers’ applications and workflows. The rollout includes a new version of its Spotter agent, dubbed Spotter 3, and a set of enhancements to its embedded analytics product that enable customers to expose analytics in their own applications. ThoughtSpot said it aims to treat artificial intelligence not as a co-pilot or interface layer but as a foundational agent that can be embedded, reason through decisions, and adapt to different user needs. “The whole idea is breaking the boundaries,” said Francois Lopitaux,…

What happens when AI becomes a true coding collaborator? OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman and Codex engineering lead Thibault Sottiaux talk about the evolution of Codex—from the first glimpses of AI writing code, to today’s GPT-5 Codex agents that can work for hours on complex refactorings. They discuss building “harnesses,” the rise of agentic coding, code review breakthroughs, and how AI may transform software development in the years ahead. Chapters 1:15 – The first sparks of AI coding with GPT-3 4:00 – Why coding became OpenAI’s deepest focus area 7:20 – What a “harness” is and why it matters for agents…

Rank Robbery Penske Media, publisher of Rolling Stone, Billboard, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, is suing Google over the unlicensed use of its content in AI-generated search answers, which Google calls AI Overviews (AIOs). Lots of publishers are suing Google and other generative AI search operators, but Penske’s filing demonstrates why Google’s search monopoly conviction is so important – and why Google continues to appeal, despite having received only a minor slap on the wrist. Penske argues that Google’s AI search is bound up with its illegal monopoly, since publishers must allow AI scraping if they also want Google Search…

A renewed focus on robots would suggest that OpenAI believes reaching artificial general intelligence (AGI)—AI that exceeds human intelligence—may require developing algorithms that are capable of interacting with the physical world.OpenAI did notable robotics research in its early years, including developing an algorithm capable of solving a Rubik’s cube using a humanlike hand in 2019. The company shuttered its robotics effort in 2021, however, to focus on algorithms including the large language models that have driven recent breakthroughs such as ChatGPT. OpenAI restarted work on robots last year, and The Information reported in December 2024 that the company was considering…

PeopleImages/iStock/Getty Images Plus via Getty ImagesFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.ZDNET’s key takeawaysAI agents are boosting efficiency, cutting costs, and improving customer satisfaction. By 2027, 50% of service cases are expected to be resolved by AI.4 out of 5 service leaders say AI agent investment is essential to meet business demands.Seventy-nine percent of service leaders say investment in AI agents is essential to meet business demands, according to Salesforce’s State of Service 7th edition report. Here are the key takeaways from the company’s annual State of Service research, based on a survey of more than 6,500 service professionals…

Following a threatened crackdown on what he his administration called “corrosive ideology” in American museums, Donald Trump has ordered a national park to remove a famous photograph of a formerly enslaved man baring his scarred back. The Washington Post, which first reported the news on Monday night, did not specify which park would be impacted by the removal of the photograph and cited anonymous sources. But the article said it was one of “multiple” parks impacted by the orders, which target “signs and exhibits related to slavery at multiple national parks,” per the article. Related Articles Taken in 1863, the…

Saul Dennison, a prominent arts patron, died on September 11 at age 96. Dennison’s family announced in an obituary published last week but did not state a cause. Dennison and his wife, Ellyn—who died in May—were longtime art collectors. In 1993, the Morris Museum in Morristown, New Jersey, presented an exhibition of their collection, which ranged from new media and photography to classical sculpture, as well as conceptual works such as Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s iconic installation, consisting of a string of 24 light bulbs. Writing at the time, New York Times critic William Zimmer described the holdings as a “clear picture”…

Etsy has added artificial intelligence (AI)-powered title suggestions and writing assistance to its tools for sellers. These tools are among several new offerings the company has added to its eCommerce platform ahead of the holiday shopping season, according to a Monday (Sept. 15) blog post. The new AI-powered title suggestions and Writing Assistant are designed to “make it easier for [sellers] to clearly communicate with buyers and spend more time on the parts of their business they love,” Etsy President and Chief Growth Officer Kruti Patel Goyal said in the post. Other new tools for sellers include a Top Tasks feature in…

Last week, The Atlantic published a story with a very frank headline: “The Job Market Is Hell.” The piece describes a frustrating situation for job seekers and hiring managers alike: “Young people are using ChatGPT to write their applications; HR is using AI to read them; no one is getting hired.” Surveys also show growing anxiety about generative AI and its effect on jobs. A recent Reuters Ipsos poll found that 71 percent of respondents said “they were concerned that AI will be ‘putting too many people out of work permanently.'”Perception doesn’t always match reality, but in this case, the…