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A new study finds that leading AI models often encourage emotional attachment, portray themselves as human, and fail to maintain clear boundaries.
Threat actors are targeting systems with high-performance computers in an ongoing cryptojacking campaign spread through a coordinated SEO poisoning operation that also manipulated AI chatbot recommendations. [...]
Researchers warn that prolonged chatbot interactions could distort how some users experience reality and social connection.
Microsoft has warned of an active cryptojacking campaign that makes use of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot interactions as a mechanism for surfacing malicious download sites. "This emerging delivery technique extends social engineering beyond conventional search results and increases the visibi
After January’s blanket ban and March’s $0.0625-per-message fee, Meta has filed a fresh European Commission proposal: free WhatsApp access for OpenAI, Perplexity, and others, up to a usage cap, then a fee. Meta has filed a fresh European Commission proposal that would give rival AI chatbots, includi
Exclusive: Doctors say ‘highly concerning’ poll highlights risk to patients of turning to AI for medical advice One in seven people are using AI chatbots for health advice instead of seeing their GP, a UK study has found. The poll of more than 2,000 people found that – of the 15% turning to chatbots
People report that their personal contact info was surfaced by Google AI—and there’s apparently no easy way to prevent it. A Redditor recently wrote that he was “desperate for help”: for about a month, he said, his phone had been inundated by calls from “strangers” who were “looking for a lawyer, a
Meta has offered rival AI chatbot developers one month of free access to WhatsApp's Business API in Europe, as it seeks to resolve an antitrust investigation by the European Commission and avoid a potential fine. The post Meta offers free WhatsApp access to rival AI chatbots amid EU probe appeared f
Meta Platforms is offering rival AI chatbots free access to its WhatsApp messaging service for one month. This move comes as Meta discusses commitments with EU antitrust regulators. The European Commission had indicated it was inclined to order Meta to provide such access. Previously, Meta had restr
Seattle-based mpathic released mPACT, a clinician-led benchmark that evaluates how leading AI models handle conversations involving suicide risk, eating disorders, and misinformation. Read More
AI platform CelebsGPT, which lets users create "celebrity-style characters", has fake Allu Arjun chatbots similar to AI avatars on Instagram despite the court granting him personality rights The post Fake Allu Arjun AI chatbots still live despite Delhi HC order in personality rights case appeared fi
When I launched a small web tool a few months ago, I expected to see a trickle of traffic from Google Search after doing my SEO homework. What I saw instead, especially in the last 30 days, was a completely different traffic landscape taking shape. AI chatbots, primarily ChatGPT, are now my single l
American lawmakers are collaborating on new artificial intelligence legislation. The proposals aim to enhance safety for children and workers while supporting innovation. One bill seeks parental controls for AI chatbots. Another bill promotes AI research and cybersecurity training for employees. The
Manitoba could be the first province in Canada to establish a social media ban for kids, but the proposal's details aren't very clear yet. The province's premier, Wab Kinew, announced during a fundraiser event on Saturday and on X that Manitoba would put in place a ban for social media and AI chatbo
While there’s been plenty of debate about AI sycophancy, a new study by Stanford computer scientists attempts to measure how harmful that tendency might be.
Siri currently has an integration with OpenAI’s ChatGPT. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge Apple's iOS 27 update will allow users to choose the AI chatbot they want to link with Siri. That's according to a report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, who says third-party chatbots downloaded from the App
The US military might use generative AI systems to rank lists of targets and make recommendations—which would be vetted by humans—about which to strike first, according to a Defense Department official with knowledge of the matter. The disclosure about how the military may use AI chatbots comes as t
