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Large language models (LLMs)—like ChatGPT—represent a major step forward in information sharing, promising quick, easily readable summaries of complex topics. However, a new experiment by journalism scientists indicates that, while these AI tools are impressive in language generation, they may not be effective at accurately summarizing scientific research papers. The...

Google’s AI summaries, designed to offer searchers short snippets high up on the search results page, aim to provide quick results when it is clear what a question or query is about. Though this feature claims to be a win for users in terms of convenience and efficiency, it has...

In a seismic legal development, Penske Media Corporation (PMC), the parent company of famed publications such as Rolling Stone, Variety, Billboard, and The Hollywood Reporter, is suing Google. The company claims Google has been scraping its articles without permission to create AI-powered summaries, which appear at the top of search...

Firefox is expanding its Katamari brain ball approach to letting you surf the web faster: now it’s including an integrated web summarizer available by shaking your web browser. In mobile browsing boff – and just possibly boffinry generally –, Mozilla Firefox has unveiled a new iPhone feature known as ‘Shake...

A sharp minority, 14%, clicked an answer provided by a device after a Q&A session. In what should be more of a validation than a surprise for many publishers, new research from the Pew Research Center has confirmed what content creators and marketers have feared since Google launched its AI...

Google has quietly introduced a new feature for its Discover feed, and it’s a move likely to transform the way we consume news online: AI-generated web content summaries. While the company presents this shift as an experience enhancement, the publishing world is sounding alarms. Struggling news organizations, already grappling with...

In a big step toward bringing even more AI into the platform, Google has just announced that the AI-powered “suggested clips” feature for search is rolling out in English for YouTube clips starting now — launching first in English only because, well, it’s still the biggest language on the internet....

Introduction In a major development aimed at improving user experience, WhatsApp has introduced AI-generated message summaries for private conversations—transforming the way users engage with their messages. With over a billion messages exchanged daily, this new feature is designed to help users save time and interact more efficiently, especially when returning...