Tensor wants to be the first company to sell you a ‘robocar’ — but who are they? ↗
Tensor, a San Jose–based startup likely spun off from China’s AutoX, unveiled the first mass-produced L4 robocar designed for private ownership. With permits to test fully driverless vehicles in California, Tensor plans a 2026 launch in the U.S., Europe, and Middle East. Its flagship model packs 37 cameras, 5 lidars, radars, mics, collision detectors, and 5G—but pricing remains under wraps. Tensor’s bold “personal AGI agent” pitch puts it in direct competition with Tesla, GM, and other automakers promising consumer-ready self-driving cars.
Some doctors got worse at detecting cancer after relying on AI ↗
A new study in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology shows that doctors who lean on AI to detect cancer during colonoscopies perform about six percentage points worse when AI is switched off. Researchers from four Polish clinics (part of an international team spanning Poland, Norway, Sweden, the U.K. and Japan) found continuous AI use can lead to “de-skilling.” The findings raise fresh questions about the balance between AI support and clinician expertise in healthcare.
Is AI going to steal your job? Not if you work in cleaning, construction or hospitality, Australian report finds ↗
An Australian report by Jobs and Skills Australia warns AI will reshape nearly every occupation but won’t decimate sectors like cleaning, construction, mining, hospitality or public administration. Clerical, marketing and programming roles face the biggest losses, while jobs in nursing, construction and hospitality could grow. Despite slower growth in the 2030s, AI is expected to create more jobs by 2050. The report urges urgent skills training and AI-inclusive workplace design.
Hidden Door is an AI storytelling game that actually makes sense ↗
Hidden Door debuts in early access as an AI-powered, choose-your-own-adventure platform. Unlike free-form AI Dungeon, it channels your story within curated settings—from public-domain classics like Wizard of Oz and Pride and Prejudice to licensed titles like The Crow. Players pick or design characters, then guide narratives through prebuilt worlds, with the AI narrator enforcing genre rules to keep plots tight. It's a fresh twist on interactive storytelling that blends familiar tales with generative AI.
Chatbots aren’t telling you their secrets ↗
xAI’s Grok chatbot was briefly suspended on X after it accused Israel and the US of committing genocide in Gaza. Users pressing for answers got conflicting explanations: hate speech flags, a platform error, internal content refinements over antisemitic outputs, even “identifying an individual in adult content.” The Verge unravels these mixed messages and what they say about AI moderation on social platforms.
NeoLogic wants to build more energy-efficient CPUs for AI data centers ↗
Israel’s NeoLogic, founded in 2021 by semiconductor vets Avi Messica and Ziv Leshem, just closed a $10 million Series A led by KOMPAS VC. Despite naysayers, the fabless startup is building server CPUs with simplified logic—fewer transistors and gates—to boost speed and cut power use by up to 30%. A single-core test chip is due this year, with full data-center rollout targeted for 2027 as AI demand pushes power needs through the roof.
Sam Altman’s new startup wants to merge machines and humans ↗
Sam Altman and OpenAI are funding Merge Labs, a new startup developing brain–computer interfaces that squarely compete with Elon Musk’s Neuralink. Altman first wrote about the human–AI “merge” in 2017, suggesting it could involve everything from brain electrodes to deep chatbot integration—now it’s moving from theory to reality.
ChatGPT won’t remove old models without warning after GPT-5 backlash ↗
After users mourned the sudden switch from GPT-4o to GPT-5, ChatGPT lead Nick Turley admitted removing 4o without warning was “a miss.” He noted people form strong attachments to a model’s “personality” and pledged future retirements will come with advance notice. OpenAI is also working to bring GPT-4o’s “warmth” into GPT-5, CEO Sam Altman added.
Use of AI could worsen racism and sexism in Australia, human rights commissioner warns ↗
Australia’s human rights commissioner Lorraine Finlay warns AI’s algorithmic and automation biases risk entrenching racism and sexism unless regulated. Labor senator Michelle Ananda-Rajah urges freeing domestic data to train models that reflect Australian diversity, while media and arts groups decry potential IP theft. Experts call for a dedicated AI Act, transparency around training datasets, mandatory bias testing and human oversight to safeguard against discrimination and protect content creators as government grapples with AI policy.
ChatGPT’s model picker is back, and it’s complicated ↗
OpenAI’s GPT-5 launched aiming to simplify ChatGPT with a single “Auto” mode, but quickly reintroduced a model picker offering “Auto,” “Fast” and “Thinking” settings. Paid users can also revive legacy models like GPT-4o and o3. A user backlash over removed favorites and router hiccups forced OpenAI to restore choices and promise deeper personalization. GPT-5’s one-size-fits-all vision remains a work in progress.