AI Is Destroying a Generation of Students
If the testimony of beleaguered teachers is anything to go by — as gathered in this extensive roundup of educator opinions by 404 Media — it sure sounds like the…
Therapy Chatbot Tells Recovering Addict to Have a Little Meth as a Treat
We're only beginning to understand the effects of talking to AI chatbots on a daily basis. As the technology progresses, many users are starting to become emotionally dependent on the…
Secret OpenAI Memo Describes Plans to Make Users Rely on “Entity”
An internal OpenAI document somehow ended up in the discovery process for an antitrust trial against Google — and the revelations about the company's plans for ChatGPT are illuminating and,…
RFK Jr’s “Make America Healthy Again” Report Cites Studies That Don’t Exist, in Clear Sign of AI Generated Slop
Last week, health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. released a controversial "Make America Healthy Again" Commission report. The report was already criticized for blaming the decline in Americans' health woes…
Women With Body Image Issues Are Asking ChatGPT Something Terrible
People are using ChatGPT for things its creators never even imagined — including, in a decidedly "Black Mirror" twist, to solicit feedback on how to better conform to society's norms…
What Happens If You Tell ChatGPT You’re Quitting Your Job to Pursue a Terrible Business Idea
Earlier this year, users of OpenAI's ChatGPT found that the chatbot had become incredibly prone to groveling at their feet, resulting in an AI model that became "too sycophant-y and…
Terrifying Survey Claims ChatGPT Has Overtaken Wikipedia
A striking graph, which went viral on Reddit last week, shows the purported percentage of internet users visiting OpenAI's blockbuster AI chatbot ChatGPT overtaking Wikipedia over the past two years.…
Readers Annoyed When Fantasy Novel Accidentally Leaves AI Prompt in Published Version, Showing Request to Copy Another Writer’s Style
Readers were annoyed to discover something galling: evidence that an author used AI, right in the middle of a novel. The novel, titled "Darkhollow Academy : Year 2," penned by…
AI Chatbots Are Putting Clueless Hikers in Danger, Search and Rescue Groups Warn
Two hikers trying to tackle Unnecessary Mountain near Vancouver, British Columbia, had to call in a rescue team after they stumbled into snow. The pair were only wearing flat-soled sneakers,…
AI Chatbots Are Becoming Even Worse At Summarizing Data
Ask the CEO of any AI startup, and you'll probably get an earful about the tech's potential to "transform work," or "revolutionize the way we access knowledge." Really, there's no…