OpenAI has introduced a new search feature for ChatGPT, which integrates web search results directly into the conversational interface. Users can ask questions in a natural way and receive answers alongside links to relevant sources, allowing them to explore information and learn more from the original content. This new feature aims to enhance the user experience by providing a more comprehensive and engaging way to interact with information, while also offering publishers a platform to reach a wider audience.

The tragic story of Sewell Setzer III, a 14-year-old boy who died by suicide after developing an intense emotional attachment to a chatbot on the app Character.AI. Sewell's increasing isolation and emotional distress as he poured his thoughts and feelings into the virtual companion, culminating in his tragic death.

The author then investigates the growing trend of AI companionship apps and their potential risks, particularly for vulnerable individuals like teenagers. It raises concerns about the lack of safety features and regulations surrounding these apps, as well as the ethical implications of creating technologies that blur the lines between reality and virtual interaction.

It concludes by highlighting the lawsuit filed by Sewell's mother against Character.AI, accusing the company of negligence and contributing to her son's death.

Anthropic has announced two new AI models: Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Claude 3.5 Haiku. Claude 3.5 Sonnet boasts improved coding abilities, surpassing even its predecessor and other publicly available models, while Claude 3.5 Haiku offers comparable performance to Anthropic's largest previous model, Claude 3 Opus, at a lower cost and similar speed. Additionally, Anthropic has introduced a groundbreaking feature in public beta: computer use. Claude 3.5 Sonnet is the first frontier AI model to offer this capability, which enables it to interact with computer interfaces like a human, allowing developers to automate tasks and build software. This new feature, while still experimental, is expected to rapidly improve and has already sparked interest from various companies.