AI did what? Gemini, Val Kilmer, Claude Mythos and more of the week’s most surprising developments

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I tried a new ChatGPT tool to help me find a better wedding venue — and I’m very glad it isn’t planning my big day

I just used AI to help plan my wedding — and there’s one important thing ChatGPT still can’t do.

Anthropic launches Claude design to simplify visual creation with AI

Anthropic has launched Claude Design, an AI tool that helps users create prototypes, presentations, and visual assets through simple prompts.

AI tools are freeing up more time for us, but research says a lot of us are just burning it

New research says ChatGPT is helping Americans finish household digital chores faster, but much of the saved effort goes to leisure instead of learning, training, or other forms of self-improvement, with adoption gaps adding another concern.

I used ChatGPT to envision my kid’s doodles as real animals, and they looked surprisingly lifelike

ChatGPT can make a child’s rough animal drawings into photorealistic creatures without altering them.

ChatGPT, Gemini, and other AI bots give bad medical tips half the time

A BMJ Open study found that five leading AI chatbots often returned flawed health advice, with open-ended questions triggering the worst answers and citation quality falling apart under scrutiny.

OpenAI Engineer Helps Companies Attract Buyers and Boost Sales
OpenAI Engineer Helps Companies Attract Buyers and Boost Sales

Like many engineers, Sarang Gupta spent his childhood tinkering with everyday items around the house. From a young age he gravitated to projects that could make a difference in someone’s everyday life.When the family’s microwave plug broke, Gupta and …

This simple ‘assignment’ prompt flips ChatGPT’s biggest weakness — and I wish I’d used it sooner

A simple prompt tweak that asks ChatGPT to clarify first can dramatically improve the accuracy and usefulness of its responses.

Microsoft says Copilot is for ‘entertainment’ not work, Meta’s Muse Spark and 7 other AI stories you need to catch up on

Want the latest AI news? Catch up on OpenAI’s $122 billion haul, Microsoft Copilot warnings, Meta’s Muse Spark and more.