Lawmakers unveil bipartisan GUARD Act after parents blame AI chatbots for teen suicides, violence

Senators introduce GUARD Act to protect minors from AI chatbots after parents testify about teen suicides, violence allegedly ...

A New Bill Would Prohibit Minors from Using AI Chatbots

The GUARD Act—introduced in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and ​​Richard Blumenthal—aims to keep minors off chatbots such ...

Rate my AI teacher? Students' perceptions of chatbots will influence how they learn with AI

A "transformation" is upon us. After a multi-year procession of educational technology products that once promised to shake ...
Government Technology

Major AI Company to Limit Chatbot Interactions With Minors

After teen suicides drew the attention of lawsuits and lawmakers, the artificial intelligence chatbot platform Character.AI ...
Dexerto

PewDiePie builds his own AI chat UI with a “council” of bots that vote on answers

PewDiePie has built his own AI chat interface powered by 10 GPUs — complete with search, memory, RAG, and a “council” of bots ...

Character.ai Will Ban Children From Speaking With Chatbots After Facing Regulatory Pressure And Lawsuits

The change comes as the company faces lawsuits from multiple families of children who died by or attempted suicide.
Nature

AI chatbots are sycophants — researchers say it’s harming science

Nature asked researchers who use artificial intelligence how its propensity for people-pleasing affects their work — and what ...

Senators announce bill that would ban AI chatbot companions for minors

Two senators are introducing legislation to crack down on tech companies that make AI chatbot companions available to minors.

Grieving family uses AI chatbot to cut hospital bill from $195,000 to $33,000 — family says Claude highlighted duplicative charges, improper coding, and other violations

Furthermore, Claude unpicked the hospital’s improper use of inpatient vs emergency codes. Another big catch was an issue ...