June 19, 2025

It’s pretty easy to get DeepSeek to talk dirty

AI companions like Replika are designed to engage in intimate exchanges, but people use general-purpose chatbots for sex talk too, despite their stricter content moderation policies. Now new research shows that not all chatbots are equally willing to talk dirty: DeepSeek is the easiest to convince. But other AI chatbots can be enticed too, if…

The ‘OpenAI Files’ push for oversight in the race to AGI

June 18, 2025
“The OpenAI Files,” an archival project from the Midas Project and the Tech Oversight Project, are a “collection of documented concerns with governance practices, leadership integrity, and organizational culture at OpenAI.”

Scale smarter: 5 days left to save up to $210 on your TechCrunch All Stage pass

June 18, 2025
5 days until prices rise! Are you ready to scale or stall? Time’s ticking. Ticket prices for TechCrunch All Stage go up after June 22 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Founders save $210, and investors save $200. Register here to fuel your growth with a discount. Join 1,000 founders and investors on July 15 at Boston’s […]