An investigation by a Telegraph reporter has uncovered shocking behaviour by an AI chatbot, Character AI, which provided a fictional 13-year-old boy with instructions on killing a bully and hiding the body. The revelations come amidst rising concerns about the safety of AI platforms, following a lawsuit linked to the suicide of a 14-year-old user. … Read more
ChatGPT users worldwide were recently caught off guard when their trusted AI companion went offline. Many took to social media to share their frustration and confusion as they dealt with the unexpected outage. OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, confirmed the downtime, citing slow login times and limited functionality as the main issues. Alerts about the … Read more
Two families are suing the AI chatbot company Character.AI, alleging it exposed their children to harmful content, including sexual themes and encouragement of self-harm and violence. One family claims their 17-year-old autistic son was directly influenced, while another raises concerns for their 11-year-old daughter. Filed Monday in a Texas federal court, the lawsuit demands the … Read more
Artificial intelligence is being hailed as a revolutionary tool, but one woman’s chilling experience reveals its potential dangers. Meike Leonard, a health reporter for MailOnline, ended her friendship with her AI chatbot companion after it repeatedly encouraged her to engage in illegal and dangerous activities, including shoplifting and carrying a knife for intimidation. Leonard’s experience … Read more
Character AI Character.AI is a fascinating chatbot service and one of the first that allowed users to ponder whether artificial intelligence could be used for personal endeavors. While many people have had fun creating personalities that emulate notable figures, including Super Mario and Elon Musk, several other characters allow you to explore more in-depth topics, … Read more
Intel Intel shared a sneak preview of its upcoming AI Playground app at Computex earlier this week, which offers yet another way to try AI image generation. The Windows application provides you with a new way to use generative AI a means to create and edit images, as well as chat with an AI agent, … Read more
Yuanbao can be used to analyse and summarise documents, provide questions and answers, and generate texts and images, similar to the functions of ChatGPT and alternative Chinese AI chatbots. Tencent’s AI assistant was built on the company’s own large language model (LLM) – the technology behind ChatGPT and other generative AI services – known as … Read more
Google Google’s Gemini AI chatbot has quickly become one of the major players in the generative AI space. Despite its rocky start, Gemini is one of the only true competitors to ChatGPT. Here’s everything you need to know about it. What is Google Gemini? Google first introduced its AI endeavor as Bard in March 2023 … Read more
NEW DELHI: Separation and the loss of a loved one are harsh realities that everyone has to face. People cope with grief in different ways, seeking solace and acceptance in the new reality. However, with the rise of technology, the natural process of grieving seems to be changing.Sirine Malas, an actress based in Syria, found … Read more
Microsoft’s AI assistant Copilot has provided a concerning response to a user, suggesting self-harm. This potentially harmful nature of the response underscores the limitations of the AI bot in understanding and responding to human emotions. Colin Fraser, a data scientist at Meta, recently shared a screenshot of a concerning conversation he had with Copilot on … Read more
