After deaths, lawsuits against AI companies test a new strategy

Dustin Chambers/The New York Times Sam Nelson began using ChatGPT when he was a high school senior to answer random questions ...
Psychology Today

Do You Have Bixonimania?

Be wary of AI medical advice. AI chatbots can misinterpret good research and can be scammed into believing fake studies.
MIT Technology Review

The shock of seeing your body used in deepfake porn

Adult content creators are having their performances used without consent. This is just one way that AI now threatens their ...
Nature

AI can design viruses, toxins and other bioweapons. How worried should we be?

It’s hard to imagine that a snail could kill a person, but a particularly venomous group of marine molluscs called cone ...
Budget and the Bees

AI Chatbots Fueling Body Dysmorphia: The Dark New Trend in Appearance Rating

AI chatbots are causing body dysmorphia as appearance rating tools impact mental health. Learn the risks and how to protect ...
Harvard Business Review

The Psychological Costs of Adopting AI

As companies adopt AI, many are focused on improving efficiency and productivity—benefits advertised by the AI companies themselves. That focus might be a mistake. There is growing evidence that AI ...
Los Angeles Times

Negative effects of excessive screen time

Recognizing the negative effects, limitations and pitfalls of excessive screen time, parents and educators must guide children away from constant screen usage. In today’s fast-paced world, screens ...
New Republic

The AI Industry Is Discovering That the Public Hates It

On April 10, the house of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was attacked with a Molotov cocktail by 20-year-old Daniel Moreno-Gama. The suspect, who was arrested the same day, had written a manifesto warning of ...
Dark Reading

Bad Memories Still Haunt AI Agents

Memory files can help artificial intelligence (AI) perform better, but researchers have found they are also a persistent trouble spot. AI memory files and context data help personalize requests and ...
The Conversation

Placebo effect can work as well as real medicine – but your body may need permission to use it

The first time the placebo effect really got under my skin was when I read that roughly one-third of people with irritable bowel syndrome improve on placebo treatments alone. Usually this statistic is ...
Newsweek

Data Shows Summer Has Positive, Negative Effects on Humans

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. We’ve been conditioned to see summer as a season of vibrancy, a time to ...
The Washington Post

Inside a growing movement warning AI could turn on humanity

On an AstroTurf lawn in Berkeley, California, one recent Friday, content creators used to making videos about romance novels, climate change and tech tips got advice on covering a more theoretical ...