People Are ‘Marrying’ Chatbots. These Lawmakers Want to Stop Themhttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilgFBVV95cUxQREdMNm1wS2JVZ1dVeG1LYm1UeS0tSGlxZmJOT0hCWTlGNHNhRFo2aUE1X25OcnlEQUJtbkdPSlZWSVV5UVVZWVByVkhxa25QM284N2cxUHBHQm5xc21CRDFyamNjRUxIeDZpa3hOdXlyUURFQWdCT2VnRXZkeUJqTDc4d01GM1dhVTNHNWN3cUF6SlhFVEE?oc=5People Are ‘Marrying’ Chatbots. These Lawmakers Want to Stop Them WIRED
Aug 14, 2026 10:15 AM
Watch Beyond Chatbots: The Next Wave of AIhttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilAFBVV95cUxQQUR4enl0ZnpFMkhuN0Q0WWFnNFVBRDNsVnkwTmx4enZSYUpoZmJLUlpBdDB2emdMYzBoSHJWX0t3SzNJQkh0ZWxETENNRFNfMGVreDRtMEFTNGVVUjJNZDh6a1NQazVXampPRzJFN21JMnpWajdqSE5OS2N0cHI4Zkp0MkVEQWk5QXJsODBTZ2Fmc3g5?oc=5Watch Beyond Chatbots: The Next Wave of AI Bloomberg.com
Aug 14, 2026 12:00 AM
Geoffrey Hinton Says Chatbots Are Conscious—But There’s A Major Catchhttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMivwFBVV95cUxPLWhEQkVOSE4wUU5mdVVsa2o4Y1Ztc1lRcUJ0TGhCS0R3WW5sakdMMG9Cam1mdXNSV3h6dXJjTE5ERVlXLVZjUTBLVWo5M0hNWGZweGdIYmgtZ0wzM3UydWt1XzZYMXNvX0pYQzdVNEMyT3ZBVWEwSnFCNEdJSm11c3M1b0l2UDhIRXlPZzIzTEpKMVlSdFAxQ3JIbTFSNHF4UG8xRFBkMGFkdlZTcWNLcGx0bXp0X2dtYUVNVmI0VQ?oc=5Geoffrey Hinton Says Chatbots Are Conscious—But There’s A Major Catch Forbes
Jun 18, 2026 7:00 AM
OpenAI has teen-friendly ChatGPT responding to instances of self-harm and suicide linked to chatbotshttps://www.cbsnews.com/video/openai-launches-new-version-of-teen-friendly-chatgpt/OpenAI is launching a newer version of its teen-friendly ChatGPT platform. Rebecca Bellan, a senior reporter for TechCrunch, joins with more details on its tools.
Aug 19, 2026 3:27 PM
Have a laugh at AI’s expense by roleplaying as a chatbothttps://www.theverge.com/entertainment/980502/roleplay-as-an-ai-chatbotIf you squint you can just about make out the hat. | Screenshot: Terrence O’Brien / The Verge
Your AI Slop Bores Me is brilliant in its simplicity. There are two tabs: human and LARP as an AI. On one side you enter a request. On the other, you submit an answer. But the important thing is that there's a human on both sides of the equation. Prompts can request a response as text or image, and then...
Aug 15, 2026 8:43 PM
People Are ‘Marrying’ Chatbots. These Lawmakers Want to Stop Themhttps://www.wired.com/story/people-are-marrying-chatbots-these-lawmakers-want-to-stop-them/Human-AI marriages are not currently recognized by US law. Some Republican state policymakers are drafting legislation to keep it that way.
Aug 14, 2026 10:15 AM
Meta AI is getting a Mac apphttps://www.theverge.com/tech/982270/meta-ai-mac-appMeta AI can create content and make suggestions based on what it “sees” on your screen. | Image: Meta
Meta is launching a new Mac app dedicated to its AI chatbot. In an announcement on Wednesday, Meta says you can share your window with its AI chatbot, which can provide suggestions, answer questions, or create content based on what's on your screen. Meta AI on the Mac also supports dictation acr...
Aug 19, 2026 4:14 PM
OpenAI launches ChatGPT for teens 13 to 17, claims improved safety featureshttps://www.cbsnews.com/video/openai-launches-chatgpt-for-teens-13-to-17-claims-improved-safety-features/OpenAI has launched a chatbot marketed for teens that the company says will provide stronger protections as concerns over AI safety increase. Axios Chief Technology Correspondent Ina Fried joins "The Takeout" to discuss.
Aug 18, 2026 11:24 PM
OpenAI Introduces ‘ChatGPT for Teens’ as Safety Concerns Growhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/technology/chatgpt-for-teens-openai.htmlThe artificial intelligence start-up announced a chatbot mode that will automatically limit some conversations to better protect young users.
Aug 18, 2026 11:00 AM
OpenAI limits teens to dedicated version of ChatGPT promising more safeguardshttps://www.ft.com/content/9eccad94-56f5-4adf-aa61-c39e2e542226?syn-25a6b1a6=1AI start-up overhauls its chatbot for young people after high-profile lawsuits
Aug 18, 2026 11:00 AM
She told no one about her agony except ChatGPT. What her death reveals about AI riskshttps://www.npr.org/2026/08/18/nx-s1-5929575/ai-suicide-risks-mental-healthA 29-year-old woman confided her suicidal thoughts to an AI chatbot — not to her therapist, not to her parents, not to her best friend. What can AI learn from her death?
Aug 18, 2026 9:00 AM
China Wants Its Data to Power the World’s A.I.https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/world/asia/china-ai-data-chatbots.htmlChina is exporting more than A.I. models. It wants its data to influence the world’s chatbots, raising fears that Beijing’s narratives will spread with the technology.
Aug 17, 2026 4:01 AM
Suspecting court of using AI, man injected prompts in filings to try to win casehttps://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/suspecting-court-of-using-ai-man-injected-prompts-in-filings-to-try-to-win-case/Judge warns pro se litigants are using chatbots wrong and getting desperate.
Aug 14, 2026 5:26 PM