ChatGPT Plus just got a major update that might make it feel more human – here’s how the new memory feature works

Artificial intelligence might seem a little less artificial today now that Memory is live for all ChatGPT Plus users. After a few months of testing in both the free and pay versions of the generative AI chatbot, OpenAI chose to enable the feature, for paying customers only, in all regions except Korea and Europe. ChatGPT‘s … Read more

‘ChatGPT for CRISPR’ creates new gene-editing tools

A 3D model of the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing complex from Streptococcus pyogenes.Credit: Indigo Molecular Images/Science Photo Library In the never-ending quest to discover previously unknown CRISPR gene-editing systems, researchers have scoured microbes in everything from hot springs and peat bogs, to poo and even yogurt. Now, thanks to advances in generative artificial intelligence (AI), they … Read more

Could ChatGPT be the next big cybersecurity worry — researchers say it can crack systems faster than ever before

LLMs such as ChatGPT might just be the next cybersecurity worry, according to the latest findings by researchers. Previously believed to only be able to exploit simpler cybersecurity vulnerabilities, LLMs have shown a surprisingly high proficiency in exploiting complex ones as well.  Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) found that GPT-4 demonstrates a … Read more

Signs that ChatGPT is polluting peer review

Hello Nature readers, would you like to get this Briefing in your inbox free every day? Sign up here. Coloured functional magnetic resonance imaging of a healthy brain at rest.Credit: Mark & Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute/Science Photo Library A new technique for measuring brain activity in anaesthetized animals, known as direct imaging of … Read more

Is ChatGPT corrupting peer review? Telltale words hint at AI use

A study suggests that researchers are using chatbots to assist with peer review.Credit: Rmedia7/Shutterstock A study that identified buzzword adjectives that could be hallmarks of AI-written text in peer-review reports suggests that researchers are turning to ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence (AI) tools to evaluate others’ work. The authors of the study1, posted on the … Read more

Three ways ChatGPT helps me in my academic writing

For Dritjon Gruda, artificial-intelligence chatbots have been a huge help in scientific writing and peer review.Credit: Vladimira Stavreva-Gruda Confession time: I use generative artificial intelligence (AI). Despite the debate over whether chatbots are positive or negative forces in academia, I use these tools almost daily to refine the phrasing in papers that I’ve written, and … Read more

ChatGPT might get its own dedicated personal AI device – with Jony Ive’s help

Sam Altman, the CEO of ChatGPT developer OpenAI, is reportedly seeking funding for an AI-powered, personal device – perhaps not unlike the Humane AI Pin – and ex-Apple design guru Jony Ive is apparently getting involved as well. This is as per The Information (via MacRumors), and the rumor is that Altman and Ive have … Read more

Claude 3 beats ChatGPT in a variety of different tasks

Just as we thought the artificial intelligence (AI)  model arena was settling down a little, Anthropic has launched Claude 3 which is capable of outperforming ChatGPT in a number of areas. Claude 3 is available in three distinct models: Haiku, Sonnet, and Opus, each offering its own unique capabilities. Opus is the most powerful and … Read more