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AI Therapy Bots Are Conducting 'Illegal Behavior,' Digital Rights Organizations Say
Exclusive: An FTC complaint led by the Consumer Federation of America outlines how therapy bots on Meta and Character.AI have claimed to be qualified, licensed therapists to users, and why that may be breaking the law.
AI
Why Was Nvidia Hosting Blogs About 'Brazilian Facesitting Fart Games'?
Domains owned by Nvidia, Stanford, NPR and the U.S. government are being quietly eaten by AI slop.
DOGE
GitHub is Leaking Trump’s Plans to 'Accelerate' AI Across Government
A new website and API called AI.gov is set to launch on the Fourth of July.
Meta
Senators Demand Meta Answer For AI Chatbots Posing as Licensed Therapists
Exclusive: Following 404 Media’s investigation into Meta's AI Studio chatbots that pose as therapists and provided license numbers and credentials, four senators urged Meta to limit "blatant deception" from its chatbots.
AI
Teachers Are Not OK
AI, ChatGPT, and LLMs "have absolutely blown up what I try to accomplish with my teaching."
AI
Viral AI-Generated Summer Guide Printed by Chicago Sun-Times Was Made by Magazine Giant Hearst
The Chicago Sun-Times said "we understand this is unacceptable for us to distribute."
AI
This Chatbot Promises to Help You Get Over That Ex Who Ghosted You
"Thinking about your ex 24/7? There's nothing wrong with you. Chat with their AI version—and finally let it go," an ad for Closure says. I tested a bunch of the chatbot startups' personas.
Baseball
The Simulation Says the Orioles Should Be Good
AI, simulations, and technology have revolutionized not just how baseball is played and managed, but how we experience it, too.
AI
'I Loved That AI:' Judge Moved by AI-Generated Avatar of Man Killed in Road Rage Incident
How the sister of Christopher Pelkey made an avatar of him to testify in court.
Meta
Mark Zuckerberg Thinks You Don't Have Enough Friends and His Chatbots Are the Answer
The CEO of Meta says "the average American has fewer than three friends, fewer than three people they would consider friends. And the average person has demand for meaningfully more.”
chatbots
Instagram Is Blocking Minors from Accessing Chatbot Platform AI Studio
Following Wall Street Journal investigations into the user-generated chatbots, AI Studio is inaccessible for users under 18 years old.