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OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman surprised everyone last month when he warned Congress of the dangers posed by artificial intelligence. Suddenly, it looked like tech companies had learned from the problems of social media and wanted to roll out AI differently. Even more remarkably: They wanted politicians' help. But a week later, Altman told a different story to reporters in London. The head of ChatGPT's creator said that he would try to comply with European Union rules but if that proved too difficult, his company would "cease operating" within the bloc.

Microsoft's planned $68.7 billion purchase of video game giant Activision Blizzard is, literally, one of the biggest deals ever. By raw dollars and cents, it appears to be the biggest acquisition an American tech behemoth has ever made. It dwarfs not just any deal Microsoft has done, but also anything struck up by Apple, Amazon, Google, or Facebook. It makes Microsoft's $26.2 billion LinkedIn shopping spree in 2016 look small. And it's notable not just for its size but for its timing: The deal comes in the midst of months of uproar at Activision Blizzard over its treatment of workers, many of whom have alleged a toxic, sexual harassment–filled culture at the game publisher. The companies expect the deal to close some time in the 2023 fiscal year, but it'll take longer than that to sort through all its ramifications.

Millennials expect everything at their fingertips-- including love. Their expectations regarding an ideal partner are evolving fast and so are social and cultural expectations. Keen to make their own choices based on the connection they share with a person, they are in no hurry to settle down or compromise until they feel comfortable with their choice of partner. "Around 67 per cent (of individuals) would rather find a meaningful relationship in the serendipity of a dating app than have friends and family arrange a set-up," says Sitara Menon, senior marketing manager of dating app OkCupid. With the proliferation of Internet, new ways and means are in place to find love.

From booking systems to customer and feedback services, chatbots are ubiquitous in business. But in areas, such as health or the home, people seem less willing to engage with what is effectively a computer running smart software or a machine that "learns" thorough artificial intelligence (AI). However, businesses are increasingly taking advantage of advances in emotionally intelligent AI to open up new opportunities to gain people's trust when it comes to more sensitive subjects. Nowhere is the use for emotionally intelligent AI more apparent than in healthcare. When pharmaceutical company HRA Pharma Deutschland was looking at using a chatbot to give women in Germany advice on the morning-after pill, it needed it to do more than parrot its website.

California Sen. Dianne Feinstein says she hasn't thought about retiring soon despite some assertions that the 87-year-old lawmaker should step aside because her cognitive abilities have allegedly declined. "No, I haven't," she told me in response to a brief question about whether she'd considered retiring early. Her fifth full term doesn't expire until the end of 2024 when she'll be 91. There are also six other octogenarians in the Senate -- all men. The universal assumption is Feinstein won't run for reelection when her term is up.

From booking systems to customer and feedback services, chatbots are ubiquitous in business. But in areas, such as health or the home, people seem less willing to engage with what is effectively a computer running smart software or a machine that "learns" thorough artificial intelligence (AI). However, businesses are increasingly taking advantage of advances in emotionally intelligent AI to open up new opportunities to gain people's trust when it comes to more sensitive subjects. Nowhere is the use for emotionally intelligent AI more apparent than in healthcare. When pharmaceutical company HRA Pharma Deutschland was looking at using a chatbot to give women in Germany advice on the morning-after pill, it needed it to do more than parrot its website.