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Flirty AI chatbot app leaks 160,000 DM screenshots
The makers of FlirtAI, which promotes itself as the "#1 AI Flirt Assistant Keyboard" on the App Store, have leaked 160,000 ...
AI therapy chatbots are unsafe and stigmatizing, a new Stanford study finds
Researchers say popular mental health chatbots can reinforce harmful stereotypes and respond inappropriately to users in ...
AI chatbots’ content rules often frustrate users, study finds
Happy Tuesday! Imagine trying to find an entire jury full of people without strong feelings about Elon Musk. Send news tips ...
Billionaires Convince Themselves AI Chatbots Are Close to Making New Scientific Discoveries
Generative artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Grok have exploded in popularity as AI becomes mainstream.
Study warns of ‘significant risks’ in using AI therapy chatbots
Therapy chatbots powered by large language models may stigmatize users with mental health conditions and otherwise respond ...
Stanford study on AI therapy chatbots warns of risks, bias
A recent study by Stanford University offers a warning that therapy chatbots could pose a substantial safety risk to users ...
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Over Half of Teens Regularly Use AI Companions. Here's Why That's Not Ideal
The study by Common Sense Media also found that nearly a third of teens are as satisfied, if not more, by conversing with AI ...
Elon Musk's AI chatbot generates responses based on his personal opinions
Built using huge amounts of computing power at a Tennessee data center, Grok is Musk's attempt to outdo rivals such as OpenAI ...
Misinformation is already a problem during natural disasters. AI chatbots aren’t helping
People are leaning on AI tools to figure out what is real on topics such as funding cuts and misinformation about cloud ...
AI chatbots are changing how we access paywalled news — here’s how that affects you
Publishers are seeing massive traffic declines as users stop clicking through to original sources. One recent report found ...