Neowin News Feed for: Chatbot

Proton's privacy-focused AI gets projects to help organize your chats

Taras Buria — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 12:12:02 +0000

Lumo, Proton's privacy-focused chatbot, is getting a useful tool for organizing chats and keeping things in order. Read more...

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Neowin Deals — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 20:00:01 +0000

Compare multiple AI models side-by-side in one powerful platform for faster, smarter and more accurate results every time you run a prompt. Read more...

Apple might have an in-house chatbot in the pipeline to rival ChatGPT

Hamid Ganji — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 16:34:01 +0000

While Apple previously said it won't launch a dedicated chatbot, it may secretly be developing a ChatGPT competitor. Read more...

Proton launches Lumo, privacy-focused AI assistant with encrypted chats

Taras Buria — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 10:00:01 +0000

In the sea of AI assistants and chatbots, Proton's new Lumo stands out by offering users privacy and confidentiality. Read more...

Meta's next chatbot might message you first and want to keep talking to you

Usama Jawad — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:48:02 +0000

Meta is working on "Project Omni"; a new way for AI to engage users by messaging them proactively and keeping conversations with them flowing. Read more...

Anthropic's Claude AI now prompts students to do the thinking part

Aditya Tiwari — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 17:34:01 +0000

Anthropic's new Learning Mode for the Claude chatbot allows humans to do the thinking part. It's available through a new education offering. Read more...

Quora Poe's cheapest AI subscription plan now starts at $5/mo

Aditya Tiwari — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 05:04:02 +0000

Quora's cheapest new subscription plan for its AI chatbot platform Poe now costs three times less than before. Read more...

Google now lets even free Gemini users upload and analyze files

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 08:26:01 +0000

Previously, the file upload and analysis feature, which was introduced last year, was exclusive to Gemini Advanced users. Read more...

China-based AI chatbot DeepSeek is the top free app on US App Store, overtakes ChatGPT

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 13:38:01 +0000

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has overtaken ChatGPT as the top free app on the US App Store just two weeks after its release. Read more...

Here's a recap of major OpenAI ChatGPT features and events of 2024

Aditya Tiwari — Sun, 05 Jan 2025 17:00:02 +0000

From GPT-4o and ChatGPT via landline to multiple lawsuits and legal battles, here's a 2024 recap of major features and incidents related to ChatGPT and OpenAI. Read more...

As we enter 2025, here are the major Google Gemini features released in 2024

Aditya Tiwari — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 05:28:01 +0000

2024 was a big year for Google Gemini. The AI chatbot got its new name and a platter of new updates and changes. Here's a recap of the major Gemini features from last year. Read more...

You no longer need an X Premium account to chat with Grok

David Uzondu — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 21:24:02 +0000

X users without a blue checkmark can now chat with Grok, xAI's chatbot, but there are a few limitations. Read more...

Google's new Gemini model now holds the No. 1 spot in the Chatbot Arena across all domains

Pradeep Viswanathan — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 18:16:01 +0000

The AI race is heating up with Google's Gemini-Exp-1206 surpassing OpenAI's ChatGPT-4o in the Chatbot Arena. Meanwhile, Meta has released the Llama 3.3 70B open-source model. Read more...

Google is working on a cleaner UI for Gemini app

Aditya Tiwari — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 12:12:01 +0000

Google is reportedly working on a revamped interface for the Gemini chatbot to make the app easier to navigate. Read more...

Microsoft releases Xbox AI support chatbot for testing

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 21:40:01 +0000

The new AI-powered Support Virtual Agent will be an additional option available on Xbox support pages for Insiders to solve their issues. Read more...

Meta AI chatbot is rolling out to six more countries

Steve Bennett — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 18:22:01 +0000

Mark Zuckerberg announced on WhatsApp that Meta AI will be rolling out to six more countries starting today. Read more...

Snapchat to bring the powers of Google Gemini to its My AI chatbot

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 15:16:01 +0000

Snapchat has announced that it will collaborate with Google to bring the powers of Gemini AI to its My AI chatbot. Read more...

Meta's Connect event set to unveil AI voices from stars this week

Paul Hill — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 11:20:01 +0000

Meta's latest update could bring celebrity voices to its AI chatbot, starting with John Cena and Judi Dench, during the upcoming Connect event this week. Read more...

OpenAI's new AI model 'Strawberry' could launch sooner than previously anticipated

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 06:08:01 +0000

OpenAI's AI model called 'Strawberry', which offers reasoning-based responses, is expected to launch much sooner than expected. Read more...

Amazon Alexa's controversial paid features exposed

Pradeep Viswanathan — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 05:48:01 +0000

Amazon is launching a paid version of Alexa called Alexa Plus, expected to launch in October. It will offer personalized features like recognizing individual voices, new shopping tools and more Read more...

Chinese tech giant Baidu launches Ernie 4.0 Turbo upgraded AI model

Aditya Tiwari — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 15:50:02 +0000

Chinese search engine giant Baidu has launched its new LLM called Ernie 4.0 Turbo. It's an upgraded version of the Ernie 4.0 model, which has existed since last year and was meant to rival GPT-4. Read more...

OpenAI bakes "CriticGPT" model to find mistakes in ChatGPT's answers

Aditya Tiwari — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 19:40:01 +0000

OpenAI has trained a new model called CriticGPT to catch LLM bugs. As the name says, it's meant to analyze ChatGPT's code outputs during the training process and provide critiques for human trainers. Read more...

OpenAI's ChatGPT desktop app for macOS is now available for everyone

Aditya Tiwari — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 20:50:01 +0000

OpenAI has launched the ChatGPT Mac desktop app for free users. The app announced earlier this year alongside the GPT-4o model was only available to premium users of the AI chatbot until now. Read more...

Google is reportedly developing celebrity-themed chatbots similar to ones made by Meta

John Callaham — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 02:46:01 +0000

Google is reportedly working on chatbots that are meant to simulate talking with celebrities or fictional characters, similar to chatbots that are already available on Meta's social networks. Read more...

ChatGPT's login-less version reportedly spotted in beta on Android

Aditya Tiwari — Mon, 20 May 2024 18:38:01 +0000

OpenAI could soon expand on its free version of ChatGPT that you can use without an account. Already available on the web, the feature was spotted on the beta version of the ChatGPT app for Android. Read more...

Google follows up to OpenAI's GPT-4o with new Gemini AI demo video

Aditya Tiwari — Mon, 13 May 2024 23:16:01 +0000

Not long after OpenAI showcased GPT-4o, Google uploaded a demo video showing a prototype version of Gemini analyzing a camera feed in real time. It's expected to talk more about AI at Google I/O. Read more...

OpenAI is letting people use ChatGPT completely for free without an account

John Callaham — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 18:16:01 +0000

OpenAI is slowly allowing people to use its ChatGPT chatbot completely for free without the need to sign up for an account. It also announced it has over 100 million weekly users worldwide. Read more...

People have found text prompts that turn Microsoft Copilot into the "evil" SupremacyAGI

John Callaham — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 15:02:01 +0000

A number of Microsoft Copilot users have shared text prompts on X and Reddit that allegedly turn the friendly chatbot into SupremacyAGI. It responds by asking people to worship the chatbot. Read more...

ChatGPT app launches for Apple Vision Pro

Aditya Tiwari — Sat, 03 Feb 2024 10:52:01 +0000

OpenAI has released a new ChatGPT app for Apple's Vision Pro headset that launched this week. The generative AI chatbot app is now available to download on the visionOS App Store, OpenAI announced. Read more...

China approved over 40 AI models for public use since August 2023

Aditya Tiwari — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 10:50:02 +0000

Chinese regulators have approved over 40 AI models for public use. The process started around six months back, and the first batch of AI models got the green signal in August 2023. Read more...

Elon Musk gives a glimpse at xAI's Grok chatbot

Paul Hill — Sat, 04 Nov 2023 08:28:02 +0000

Elon Musk has shown off screenshots of xAI's Grok AI chatbot. It has the unique ability to grab the latest information from Twitter, something other bots don't do. It is also more humorous. Read more...

xAI to unveil its chatbot to a limited group on Saturday

Paul Hill — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 15:22:01 +0000

Elon Musk has said that xAI will be launching its chatbot to a limited number of users on Saturday. Musk didn't give details but claimed the chatbot excels in some areas compared to the competition. Read more...

ChatGPT is rolling out new voice and image features for the chatbot on its mobile apps

John Callaham — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 14:04:01 +0000

OpenAI has announced it is adding more voice and image features to its ChatGPT chatbot. It will allow users to speak with the chatbot in a conversation and images can be uploaded for analysis. Read more...

Google reportedly bets on Gemini AI to compete with Microsoft Bing Chat, ChatGPT and more

Omer Dursun — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 05:10:01 +0000

Google reportedly is trying to launch its next-gen "Gemini" AI this fall. It will reportedly combine text prompts and image generation, trying to compete with OpenAI and Microsoft. Read more...

Meta is reportedly working on AI chatbots with personas to retain users

Mehrotra A — Tue, 01 Aug 2023 08:40:01 +0000

Facebook is developing AI chatbots that can take up different personas to simulate conversations with various individuals and celebrities, in an attempt to attract and retain users on its platforms. Read more...

ChatGPT iOS app gets Bing integration to access data beyond its cutoff date

Aditya Tiwari — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 05:32:01 +0000

OpenAI announced that it has added Browse with Bing feature to the ChatGPT app for iOS. The integration allows the generative AI chatbot to access fresh information beyond its knowledge cutoff date. Read more...

TikTok owner reportedly working on a ChatGPT rival chatbot "Grace" as it joins the AI race

Anushe Fawaz — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 13:28:01 +0000

Chinese tech giant ByteDance Ltd. is working on a ChatGPT-style chatbot. As suggested by a company spokesperson, it is the first sign of the Chinese company stepping into the field of AI. Read more...

Instagram reportedly testing an AI chatbot with 30 personalities

Aditya Tiwari — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 12:14:01 +0000

A new leak suggests Instagram is actively working on a new AI chatbot for its social media app. The bot is designed to answer questions, offer advice to users, and offer help writing messages. Read more...

ChatGPT has created a new app sector, with European developers taking the lead

Ishtiaqe Hanif — Tue, 02 May 2023 12:12:01 +0000

AI chat apps utilizing ChatGPT technology are a growing industry led by European developers, with 23.6 million Google Play Store downloads since November 2022. Europeans are more open to it. Read more...

ChatGPT rival Google Bard launch was delayed over safety concerns

Ishtiaqe Hanif — Mon, 01 May 2023 14:22:01 +0000

Ex-Google engineer fired from Google's Responsible AI team reveals OpenAI's ChatGPT rival Google Bard had gone sentient. This has caused months of delays in the product launch over safety concerns. Read more...