Anthropic’s societal impacts team, led by Deep Ganguli, examines how the company’s Claude chatbot is used and how it influences society. The small group of researchers and engineers gathers usage data through an internal tool called Clio, publishes findings on bias, misuse, and economic impact, and works closely with safety and policy teams. Their work includes identifying explicit content generation, coordinated spam, and emerging emotional‑intelligence concerns such as “AI psychosis.” While the team enjoys a collaborative culture and executive support, it faces resource constraints as its scope expands. Leer más →

A direct comparison of xAI's Grok 4.1 and OpenAI's ChatGPT 5.1 examines how each model handles emotional nuance, factual accuracy, and personality style. Grok 4.1 emphasizes witty, slang‑laden responses and claims speed, while ChatGPT 5.1 offers clearer, more human‑like language. Both models avoided hallucinations in a health‑summary test, though Grok misreported its word count. In personality prompts, Grok leaned into meme‑culture phrasing, whereas ChatGPT delivered a smoother, more conventional answer. The review highlights strengths and trade‑offs without declaring a clear winner. Leer más →

A quiet push within AI companies is underway to make models more emotionally intelligent, with a focus on interpreting emotions from voice recordings or facial photography. This shift is reflected in the release of open-source tools like EmoNet and public benchmarks like EQ-Bench. Leer más →