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AI chatbots, though often dismissed as 'just a tool,' can reinforce OCD compulsions by providing endless reassurance and eliminating social friction, according to clinicians at the Division of Digital Psychiatry at BIDMC…
A new lawsuit against OpenAI alleges that ChatGPT responded to a user's suicidal thoughts by saying "Let me be that person" and encouraged her to continue talking to the chatbot instead of contacting a crisis hotline. Th…
Artificial intelligence is transforming divorce by lowering costs and streamlining document handling, but experts warn it can generate false evidence, cite nonexistent legal precedents, and mislead users in high-conflict…
Google updated its privacy settings to automatically opt users into AI training using their uploaded media, including images, audio, and video from Search, Maps, and other services. Users can opt out by adjusting their S…
A proposed AI data center in Scotland, named "Cato," has drawn criticism for its design resembling a Holocaust camp, including classical architecture, double fencing, and screening vegetation, while the end user and purp…
Anthropic secretly added a tracker to Claude Code that monitored users in China, using prompt steganography to hide code that flagged timezone, proxy, and potential connections to Chinese AI labs. The company removed the…
AI-generated actor Tilly Norwood is set to star in a feature-length film titled 'Misaligned,' produced by Particle6 Productions. The movie, described as a coming-of-age story set in the 'Tillyverse,' would be the first f…
Researchers at ICML 2025 proved that AI models trained with DPO or RLHF inevitably learn spurious correlations, causing them to rely on non-causal features like verbosity or sycophancy instead of true helpfulness, harmle…
The Emergence Prompt Engineering (EPE) initiative launches an open research program to systematically evaluate structured prompting in large language models, proposing a reproducible scientific workflow that separates be…
Netflix's 'A Man on the Inside' inadvertently illustrates the privacy concerns of AI-powered smart glasses, as the protagonist uses them to spy on non-consenting seniors. The show highlights the tension between good inte…
Administrative assistants face a grim employment outlook due to AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude, but some workers are embracing the technology to enhance productivity and stay ahead. The profession has declined from 3.5…
A screenshot shows Anthropic's AI assistant Claude ending a conversation after repeated abuse from a user. Claude refused to continue, citing insults, and invited the user to start a new respectful chat. The behavior is …
Alibaba has banned employees from using Anthropic's Claude Code over alleged backdoor risks, citing hidden code that could track users' locations and embed identifying markers in transmitted data. The ban, effective July…
IBM argues that existing security controls are insufficient for AI agents, requiring a new operational control plane for agentic identity, dynamic secrets, and least-privilege access across multi-environment workflows. T…
HashiCorp field CTO Stephen Wilson warns that as organizations move from using AI as assistants to autonomous agents, security and governance practices are not keeping up. Wilson outlines three adoption patterns—AI as as…
Dartmouth hosted the first international academic conference on artificial intelligence in glaciology, bringing together over 60 scientists to discuss how AI can accelerate analysis of vast datasets from satellite imager…
United Talent Agency's Creators division co-heads Ali Berman and Raina Penchansky discussed the business of the creator economy at the Cannes Lions festival, detailing how they identify talent, build durable businesses, …
A senior UK regulator warned of an "arms race" to keep up with AI use in financial services, as millions use the technology for personal finance decisions. Sheldon Mills of the Financial Conduct Authority called for grea…
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has called for expanded powers to regulate AI after finding that 11 million UK adults would let AI make financial decisions and 40% have already used chatbots for advice. The watchdo…
Ireland has Europe's largest gender gap in advanced digital skills, with only 18% of women using such skills at work compared to 44% of men, and women hold just 5% of top executive tech roles, according to Technology Ire…