As of early 2025, 52% of U.S. adults report using AI large language models such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Copilot, making LLMs one of the fastest-adopted technologies in history. 34% of U.S.

Scientists are flocking to DeepSeek-R1, a cheap and powerful artificial intelligence (AI) ‘reasoning’ model that sent the US stock market spiralling after it was released by a Chinese firm last week.

Using ChatGPT is a lot simpler than you think, and there are many ways to make it work best for you. Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest ...