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This is a research collaboration between OpenAI and MIT Media Lab studying how people use ChatGPT and its effects on emotional well-being. The research develops early methods to measure affective use—how emotions influence and are influenced by interactions with the system. The work establishes baseline approaches for evaluating the psychological impacts of large language model usage.
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7 August 2026
Demis Hassabis's step back from running Google DeepMind signals a broader reorganization at Alphabet as the company recalibrates its AI leadership. Hassabis moves to chairman and chief scientist—a more research-focused role—while Koray Kavukcuoglu takes operational control, suggesting Alphabet wants nimbler execution alongside moonshot thinking. The shuffle arrives as smaller, more practical AI models prove their worth: Liquid AI's new 2.6-billion-parameter model runs entirely on-device with 128K context and tool-calling abilities, outperforming much larger competitors while keeping user data local. That shift toward edge deployment reflects where real money is moving. European VCs just backed it with conviction—White Star Capital closed a €250 million fund dedicated to industrial AI and resilience tech at Series A and B stages, betting on companies solving concrete problems rather than chasing frontier capabilities.
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