Disney’s notorious legal team complained Character.AI was damaging its brand and exploiting its intellectual property by allowing unauthorized chatbots of its characters.
Don’t worry, there’s still an abundance of bots pretending to be characters owned by other companies if that’s what you’re after, including hordes of Shreks and SpongeBob SquarePants.
OpenAI pulled in $4.3 billion in sales in the first half of 2025, The Information reports. That’s up 16 percent from the same time last year — but high running costs mean it burnt through $2.5 billion. Big bills loom, too, with the company expecting to burn $115 billion by 2030.
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The landmark settlement is poised to become the first major windfall for creatives whose work was used to train AI systems, with authors expected to receive around $3,000 per book or work.
Magnum is tapping an AI called Giuseppe to help it develop new products, revamp existing ones, and, of course, cut costs. Giuseppe’s maker NotCo has helped big brands like Shake Shack and Kraft make plant-based versions of products like custard, mac ‘n’ cheese, and mayo.
Albania’s AI-generated chatbot, called Diella, was named to the country’s cabinet earlier this month to help stamp out corruption. The cheap stunt is giving Sophia 2017 vibes, when Saudi Arabia granted the eerie humanoid robot “citizenship.”
OpenAI chief Sam Altman teased a bevy of pricey, energy-intensive new features on the horizon. So costly, in fact, that only those signed on to ChatGPT’s $200-a-month Pro plan will be able to use them and even then they may have to pay an extra fee. Altman assures us they’re working to bring the costs down ASAP.
