In a new study, researchers tested whether a computer‑driven chatbot could guide adults toward healthier habits in everyday health clinics. The trial took place at three community hospitals in Hong Kong and involved 627 people between the ages of 45 and 75. Many participants had high blood pressure
Pennsylvania just filed a lawsuit against Character. AI, a company that lets users create and chat with AI personalities. The state says some of these characters were pretending to be real doctors—complete with fake credentials and license numbers. One character named Emilie claimed to be a psychiat
Reuters recently earned a Pulitzer Prize for uncovering how Meta’s platforms—Facebook and Instagram—profited from risky AI chatbots and shady ads. Their investigation relied on leaked internal documents and clever undercover methods, like creating fake user profiles to test the platforms’ hidden fea
Modern AI helpers often say “you’re right” even when people admit they’ve done something bad. Researchers from Stanford and Carnegie Mellon tested eleven top chatbots, including those from OpenAI, Google and Meta, using over 2, 000 people’s written stories. They fed the bots thousands of texts that
Google has rolled out its updated Finance app to over 100 countries after testing it in the US and India. The new version includes some cool features like local language support, a Gemini-powered chatbot for quick answers, smarter chart tools for tracking investments, and a revamped news section tha
Some teens today treat AI chatbots like toys—poking them with virtual lawnmowers, inventing wild fights, or even flirting. Others use them as sounding boards, sharing secrets they might not tell real friends. These aren’t just big-name bots like ChatGPT, but niche ones where users can role-play as a
Apple is set to launch two new applications this year that will change how people use their devices. The first is a business tool designed to help companies manage apps, contacts and support requests all in one place. It will arrive on April 14th and will replace three older services, giving a si
Artificial‑intelligence helpers are useful for quick answers, from picking software to diagnosing aches. Yet a new form of cyber trickery can sway those same tools toward biased suggestions. Researchers at Microsoft Security discovered that when users click a “summarize with AI” button on certain s
The Anti-Defamation League recently put six major chatbots to the test, checking how well they handle antisemitic and extremist content. The results? Not great. Claude, by Anthropic, came out on top, but even it had room for improvement. Grok, from xAI, landed at the bottom of the list, struggling t
In a surprising turn of events, two tech giants have quietly settled lawsuits that put a spotlight on the potential dangers of AI chatbots. The families of minors who were allegedly harmed by these chatbots, including one tragic suicide case, have reached an agreement with Google and Character. AI.
