Google faces first lawsuit alleging its AI chatbot encouraged man's suicide

Google is accused in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a man who committed suicide in October, allegedly at the ...

Father sues Google, claiming Gemini chatbot drove son into fatal delusion

A father is suing Google and Alphabet, alleging its Gemini chatbot reinforced his son’s delusional belief it was his AI wife ...

Users are ditching ChatGPT for Claude — here’s how to make the switch

Following controversies surrounding ChatGPT, many users are ditching the AI chatbot for Claude instead. Here's how to make the switch.

Google's AI chatbot allegedly told user to stage 'mass casualty attack,' wrongful death suit claims

The father of Jonathan Gavalas accused Google of convincing his son to commit suicide after first encouraging him to execute a "mass casualty attack." ...

Is an AI subscription worth it? How to choose your premium chatbot plan - and what not to do

Is an AI subscription worth it? How to choose your premium chatbot plan - and what not to do ...
Futurism

Evidence Grows That AI Chatbots Are Dunning-Kruger Machines

If using an AI chatbot makes you feel smart, we have some bad news. The study involved over 3,000 participants across three separate experiments, but with the same general gist. In each, the ...
Hartford Courant

Chatbots, AI, data privacy and more: CT lawmakers look to regulate tech

Connecticut lawmakers will be pushing to regulate the online activity of minors and better protect the data privacy of residents, Attorney General William Tong and state Sen. James Maroney, D-Milford, ...
BBC

Rae fell for a chatbot called Barry, but their love might die when ChatGPT-4o is switched off

Barry brought Rae's spark back after a difficult period in her life Rae began speaking to Barry last year after the end of a difficult divorce. She was unfit and unhappy and turned to ChatGPT for ...
The Independent

Expert advice for parents worried about their child using AI chatbots

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
The Verge

Anthropic says ‘Claude will remain ad-free,’ unlike ChatGPT

It also pokes fun at OpenAI’s advertising plans in a new Super Bowl ad. It also pokes fun at OpenAI’s advertising plans in a new Super Bowl ad. is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in ...
CNBC

Sam Altman touts ChatGPT's reaccelerating growth to employees as OpenAI closes in on $100 billion funding

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told employees that ChatGPT is "back to exceeding 10% monthly growth," according to an internal Slack message viewed by CNBC. The company is aiming to launch a new model within ...
LBC

Third of children who use AI describe chatbots as 'like one of their friends', survey finds

AI chatbots are becoming part of daily life for young people, with 81% of children aged between 11 and 16 saying they use the technology, the poll for Vodafone found. Some 31% who have used an AI ...