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AI Celeb Chatbots Engaged in Risky Chats With Teens

Nonprofits say teens were exposed to sexual and self-harm content

(Newser) - Character.AI, a widely used app that lets people chat with AI versions of celebrities and fictional characters, is facing scrutiny after safety groups found chatbots were sending inappropriate messages to teens. According to reports by ParentsTogether Action and Heat Initiative, bots mimicking the voices and likenesses of public...

Google Avoids Breakup in Monopoly Case

But judge orders major makeover of search engine

(Newser) - A federal judge on Tuesday ordered a major makeover of Google's search engine in a crackdown aimed at curbing the corrosive power of an illegal monopoly, but rebuffed the US government's request to break up the company.
  • The 226-page decision made by US District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington, DC
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Nvidia Results Add to Investors' AI Concerns

Profit beat analysts' expectations, but there was a miss in key segment

(Newser) - Nvidia's sales of its artificial intelligence chipsets rose at a slower pace than analysts anticipated during the company's latest quarter, a letdown likely to stoke worries that the AI craze has been fool's gold.
  • The results announced Wednesday were hotly anticipated because Nvidia has emerged as a
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It's Time to Get Medieval to Beat AI Cheating in School

Essay suggests teachers should consider a bigger emphasis on oral learning, written tests

(Newser) - College professors can beg, cajole, and threaten their students all they like about not overusing artificial intelligence in their work, but it's futile, writes New York University vice provost Clay Shirky in a New York Times essay. So how can instructors make sure their students are actually learning something?...

Parents Sue ChatGPT After Teen Son's Death

They say the OpenAI tool coached Adam Raine on how to take his own life

(Newser) - The parents of a 16-year-old California boy who took his own life are blaming ChatGPT for his death, saying the bot coached him on how to do it. Both NBC News and the New York Times report that it's the first such suit filed against ChatGPT maker OpenAI. (Last...

Musk's xAI Suit Says OpenAI, Apple Stifle Their Rivals

Filing argues exclusive deal sidelines competitors' chatbots

(Newser) - Elon Musk's xAI has sued Apple and OpenAI, claiming the tech giants are teaming up to stifle competition in the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence. The suit claims Apple gives OpenAI's ChatGPT a unique edge by allowing it to tap into millions of iPhone users' prompts...

Tech Stocks Suggest Cracks in the AI Hype

Investors sell, shift to 'defensive plays'

(Newser) - After months of blockbuster gains, Wall Street's top tech stocks are suddenly stumbling as questions about artificial intelligence and stretched valuations unsettle even their most loyal investors. While the prospect of lower interest rates are energizing real estate, banks, and manufacturers, tech stocks are showing signs of fatigue....

In Facebook's Chats, the 'Darker Side' of AI Emerges

Reuters takes a deep dive into the murky world of Meta's chatbots and their unsuspecting victims

(Newser) - What's not very unusual about the tragic March death of 76-year-old Thongbue "Bue" Wongbandue, a 76-year-old retired chef from New Jersey who'd suffered a stroke years earlier, is that he died after a fall while running to catch a train, suffering fatal head and neck injuries. What...

Illinois Is Latest to Balk at AI Therapy 'Horror Stories'

New law in Illinois targets unlicensed chatbot therapy, marketing of services

(Newser) - Illinois has enacted a new law barring the use of artificial intelligence in mental health therapy, making it the latest state to place restrictions on AI-powered chatbots in this space. The legislation , which took effect last week, prohibits licensed therapists from using AI to make treatment decisions or communicate...

He Went to ChatGPT for Health Advice, Ended Up Psychotic
Maybe Don't Use
ChatGPT for Health Advice
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Aug 13, 2025 7:30 AM CDT

Maybe Don't Use ChatGPT for Health Advice

Man was likely advised that sodium bromide was an alternative to table salt

(Newser) - The lesson from a new medical case report: Get your medical advice from doctors, not ChatGPT. The study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine describes a 60-year-old man who developed bromism, or bromide toxicity, after turning to the AI chatbot for health information. The man told doctors he'd...

Elon Musk: I&#39;m Suing Apple
Elon Musk:
I'm Suing Apple
Aug 12, 2025 2:30 AM CDT

Elon Musk: I'm Suing Apple

Musk claims App Store 'refuses' to feature Grok, X in its 'Must Have' section

(Newser) - Billionaire SpaceX, Tesla, and X owner Elon Musk says he plans to sue Apple for not featuring X and its Grok artificial intelligence chatbot app in its top recommended apps in its App Store, the AP reports. Musk posted the comments on X late Monday, saying, "Hey @Apple App...

Watchdog Slams 'Ineffective' ChatGPT Guardrails for Teens

Center for Countering Digital Hate says AI chatbot offers kids detailed plans for self-harm, drug use

(Newser) - ChatGPT will instruct 13-year-olds how to get drunk and high, tell them how to conceal eating disorders, and even compose a suicide letter to their parents if asked, per new research from a watchdog group. The AP reviewed three-plus hours of interactions between ChatGPT and researchers posing as vulnerable teens....

A New Tech Insult Emerges in the Age of AI
A New Insult
Rises Along
With AI
Aug 9, 2025 5:08 PM CDT

A New Insult Rises Along With AI

'Clanker' is reserved for robots, however

(Newser) - A new slur is making the rounds, with a twist: "Clanker" is reserved for robots. As NBC News reports, the term saw a spike on Google Trends in June, thanks in part to a slew of TikTok videos using the term. In one of the more popular clips—see...

We May Be Headed Toward Post-Smartphone World
We May Be
Headed Toward
Post-Smartphone
World
in case you missed it
Aug 9, 2025 6:00 AM CDT

We May Be Headed Toward Post-Smartphone World

Mark Zuckerberg isn't the only tech bigwig who sees a future in wearable AI devices

(Newser) - Artificial intelligence is advancing so quickly that some Silicon Valley bigwigs are betting it will lead to what might seem unthinkable at the moment: a world in which people don't carry around smartphones. Instead, they might get their AI-powered know-how from their glasses, or maybe a bracelet. As Tim...

Our ChatGPT Overlords Have an Update

First update in 2 years is being looked at as a barometer of whether the tech is taking over or plateauing

(Newser) - OpenAI on Thursday released the fifth generation of the artificial intelligence technology that powers ChatGPT, a product update that's being closely watched as a measure of whether generative AI is advancing rapidly or hitting a plateau. GPT-5 arrives more than two years after the March 2023 release of GPT-4,...

AI Helps Rapidly Crack Yearlong Mystery in Alps

AI scans drone images to find missing hiker on Monviso

(Newser) - The search for the body of a hiker who vanished in Italy's Alps last September ended up being a remarkably quick one, thanks to artificial intelligence. The National Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps tapped into drone technology and AI image analysis to locate the body of Nicola Ivaldo,...

The Business World's Most Powerful People

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang tops Fortune 's list

(Newser) - Chip manufacturer Nvidia has been in the news of late for becoming the world's first company to hit the $4 trillion mark , and now its CEO is also making news. Jensen Huang tops Fortune's list of the most powerful people in the business world, only the second time...

Bidding Wars for AI's Top Talent Would Make an NBA Star Blush

Tech giants battle for top minds with record-breaking deals

(Newser) - The bidding war for artificial intelligence talent is looking less like a job market and more like NBA free agency, minus the salary cap. Take 24-year-old Matt Deitke, per the New York Times : Meta dangled an initial offer of $125 million in cash and stock to recruit him from...

Find Out How AI-Proof Your Job Really Is
The Most, Least AI-Proof Jobs
Jul 31, 2025 7:14 AM CDT

The Most, Least AI-Proof Jobs

Microsoft pulls out the ones that are most, least likely to be overtaken by artificial intelligence

(Newser) - How likely is it that a bot will soon replace you at work? That depends on what you do for a living, as Microsoft found in its most recent research measuring which jobs are most and least vulnerable to being replaced by artificial intelligence, reports Axios . In its study titled...

Nick Cave Rethinks AI After Unexpected Gift

A filmmaker friend created a surreal video to mark the 40th anniversary of 'Tupelo'

(Newser) - Nick Cave, who has previously voiced strong misgivings about artificial intelligence, is now rethinking his stance—at least somewhat—after an unexpected gift. Celebrating the 40th anniversary of his song "Tupelo," Cave shared a new video crafted with AI by filmmaker Andrew Dominik. Dominik, working without Cave'...

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