A new study led by Nikta Gohari Sadr reveals that major AI language models, including GPT-4o, Claude 3.5 Haiku, Llama 3, DeepSeek V3, and the Persian‑tuned Dorna, perform poorly on the Persian cultural practice of taarif, correctly handling only 34 to 42 percent of scenarios compared with native speakers' 82 percent success rate. The researchers introduced TAAROFBENCH, a benchmark that tests AI systems on the nuanced give‑and‑take of polite refusals and insistence. The findings highlight a gap between Western‑centric AI behavior and the expectations of Persian speakers, raising concerns about cultural missteps in global AI applications. Leer más →

DuckDuckGo has upgraded its privacy‑focused subscription plan to give members access to a range of cutting‑edge AI models without additional fees. The plan, which already bundles a VPN service, personal information removal, and identity theft restoration, now includes models such as Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Haiku, Meta’s Llama 4 Scout, Mistral AI’s Mistral Small 3 24B, and OpenAI’s GPT‑4o mini. Users on the $9.99‑per‑month tier will also be able to use newer models like GPT‑4o, GPT‑5, Claude Sonnet 4, and Llama Maverick, offering more nuanced responses while maintaining DuckDuckGo’s privacy emphasis. Leer más →

DuckDuckGo has upgraded its privacy‑focused subscription plan to give members access to a range of cutting‑edge AI models without additional fees. The plan, which already bundles a VPN service, personal information removal, and identity theft restoration, now includes models such as Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Haiku, Meta’s Llama 4 Scout, Mistral AI’s Mistral Small 3 24B, and OpenAI’s GPT‑4o mini. Users on the $9.99‑per‑month tier will also be able to use newer models like GPT‑4o, GPT‑5, Claude Sonnet 4, and Llama Maverick, offering more nuanced responses while maintaining DuckDuckGo’s privacy emphasis. Leer más →

DuckDuckGo has upgraded its privacy‑focused subscription plan to give members access to a range of cutting‑edge AI models without additional fees. The plan, which already bundles a VPN service, personal information removal, and identity theft restoration, now includes models such as Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Haiku, Meta’s Llama 4 Scout, Mistral AI’s Mistral Small 3 24B, and OpenAI’s GPT‑4o mini. Users on the $9.99‑per‑month tier will also be able to use newer models like GPT‑4o, GPT‑5, Claude Sonnet 4, and Llama Maverick, offering more nuanced responses while maintaining DuckDuckGo’s privacy emphasis. Leer más →

DuckDuckGo has upgraded its privacy‑focused subscription plan to give members access to a range of cutting‑edge AI models without additional fees. The plan, which already bundles a VPN service, personal information removal, and identity theft restoration, now includes models such as Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Haiku, Meta’s Llama 4 Scout, Mistral AI’s Mistral Small 3 24B, and OpenAI’s GPT‑4o mini. Users on the $9.99‑per‑month tier will also be able to use newer models like GPT‑4o, GPT‑5, Claude Sonnet 4, and Llama Maverick, offering more nuanced responses while maintaining DuckDuckGo’s privacy emphasis. Leer más →

DuckDuckGo has upgraded its privacy‑focused subscription plan to give members access to a range of cutting‑edge AI models without additional fees. The plan, which already bundles a VPN service, personal information removal, and identity theft restoration, now includes models such as Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Haiku, Meta’s Llama 4 Scout, Mistral AI’s Mistral Small 3 24B, and OpenAI’s GPT‑4o mini. Users on the $9.99‑per‑month tier will also be able to use newer models like GPT‑4o, GPT‑5, Claude Sonnet 4, and Llama Maverick, offering more nuanced responses while maintaining DuckDuckGo’s privacy emphasis. Leer más →