Lilian Weng exits Thinking Machines startup, rejoins OpenAI to lead recursive self-improvement research
OpenAI's former AI safety VP steps down from co-founder role citing health constraints, then returns to lead a cross-functional research team.
#research
ChatGPT Users Are Borrowing Tasks Across Job Boundaries, OpenAI Data Shows
Analysis of 800,000+ ChatGPT messages reveals 43.5% of occupation-specific AI use involves tasks outside users' own jobs, with customer service and design roles leading the crossover.
OpenAI launches Economic Research Exchange to study AI's labor and productivity effects
OpenAI opened applications for a research collaboration platform connecting external economists with the company's tools to measure AI's impact on workers, firms, and economic institutions.
Google NotebookLM Upgrades to Gemini 3.5, Adds Web Search and Cloud Code Execution
Google's AI note-taking app now integrates Gemini 3.5, web search capabilities, and cloud-based code execution for research workflows.
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky plans to launch independent AI lab
Airbnb's Brian Chesky is backing a new AI research lab focused on user interaction and design, marking a shift from advising frontier labs to competing directly in the space.
Developer Dependency on AI Tools Masks Productivity Illusion, Research Warns
Developers increasingly refuse to code without AI assistance, but emerging evidence suggests the tools may create maintenance debt rather than lasting productivity gains.
Google DeepMind launches Gemini for Science with hypothesis generation, computational discovery tools
Google DeepMind introduces three experimental AI tools designed to accelerate scientific research by automating literature synthesis, hypothesis generation, and computational experiment design.