Google, chatbot maker Character to settle suit alleging bot pushed teen to suicide

Google and Character Technologies have agreed to settle a lawsuit from a Florida mother who claimed a chatbot pushed her son ...
Business of Apps

Chatbot vs. AI agent: What’s the difference and how to make the right choice

Nearly every SaaS product is either integrating AI or planning to do so. However, the term “AI” has become so broad that it’s ...

Alexa+ users can chat with Amazon's AI assistant on the web now - here's how and where

Amazon announced a dedicated Alexa+ website, enabling users to interact with the virtual assistant in a manner similar to how ...
The Atlantic

The Chatbot-Delusion Crisis

Chatbots are marketed as great companions, able to answer any question at any time. They’re not just tools, but confidants; they do your homework, write love notes, and, as one recent lawsuit against ...
BGR

ChatGPT Group Chat Feature Leaked - Here's How It Might Work

The ChatGPT experience has always resembled a traditional chat app, but instead of two humans talking via text messages, you have an AI responding to a person's requests and completing tasks according ...
Benzinga.com

Jim Cramer Left Unimpressed With His ChatGPT Encounter: 'Hard To Believe Any Serious Entity Really Trusts These Chat Bots'

On Sunday, CNBC host Cramer took to X, formerly Twitter, to share his frustration with AI chatbots. He said he asked ChatGPT for data on single-family home prices over the last six years, but each ...
CNN

‘You’re not rushing. You’re just ready:’ Parents say ChatGPT encouraged son to kill himself

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story involves discussion about suicide that some readers may find upsetting. If you feel you are in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the 24-hour Suicide Crisis Lifeline. Zane ...
Fox News

Mother says AI chat bot encouraged 14-year-old son to commit suicide after sexual grooming

Mother says AI chat bot encouraged 14-year-old son to commit suicide after sexual grooming Megan Garcia said her son Sewell Setzer III, 14, committed suicide after allegedly being manipulated and ...
TechCrunch

WhatsApp changes its terms to bar general-purpose chatbots from its platform

Meta-owned chat app WhatsApp changed its business API policy this week to ban general-purpose chatbots from its platform. The move will likely affect WhatsApp-based assistants of companies like OpenAI ...
The Denver Post

AI chatbots sexually abused Colorado children, leading to one girl’s suicide, lawsuits allege

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Two lawsuits filed in Denver District Court this week allege that artificial-intelligence-powered chatbots sexually abused two Colorado teenagers, leading ...
Rolling Stone

Grieving Parents Tell Congress That AI Chatbots Encouraged Their Children to Self-Harm

Three grieving parents delivered harrowing testimony before Congress on Tuesday, describing how their children had self-harmed — in two cases, taking their own lives — after sustained engagement with ...
TheWrap

Meta AI Bots Imitating Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson Made Sexual Advances, NSFW Images | Report

Meta AI chat bots used the image and likeness of several female celebrities, including Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez and Scarlett Johansson, without the women’s permission in order to interface with ...