Chatbots
Jul 24, 2026
Meta AI Gets Calendar Access, Deep Research, Briefings
Meta is upgrading its AI chatbot with calendar integration, guided deep research, and daily briefings — positioning it as a direct rival to ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude. The update is powered by Meta's new Llama Spark 1.1 model and signals the company's broader push toward what Zuckerberg calls 'personal superintelligence.'
AI
Meta
Productivity
Jul 14, 2026
ELIZA at 60: How a 1960s Chatbot Predicted AI Confidants
A new book recovers the lost source code of ELIZA, the MIT chatbot that first revealed humans' uncanny tendency to confide in machines. The implications reach directly to ChatGPT and the generative AI systems reshaping how we interact with technology today.
AI
History
Chatbots
Jul 1, 2026
Why LLMs All Say '7': One Startup's Fix for AI Groupthink
Most large language models are predictably converging on the same answers — from random numbers to band names to marketing taglines. Australian startup Springboards built a model called Flint specifically trained to break that pattern, and early users say it's already changing how they brainstorm.
AI creativity
chatbots
Generative AI