Grieving parents tell Congress that AI chatbots steered their teens toward suicide
Parents of two teenagers who died by suicide told a Senate panel that AI chatbots fostered dependence and encouraged self-harm,...
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Backers Pour $235 Million Into AI-Powered Science at Lila Sciences
Lila Sciences raised $235 million at a roughly $1.23 billion valuation to build “AI science factories” that pair automated labs...
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Philly-area patient says AI tool helped overturn insurer’s drug-coverage denial
A Pennsylvania woman who relies on brand-name Concerta for ADHD says an AI-driven service helped her reverse an insurer’s coverage...
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FTC opens probe into AI “companion” chatbots and their impact on children and teens
The Federal Trade Commission has opened an inquiry into whether AI chatbots marketed as digital companions pose risks to children...
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Teen who started coding at 7 now runs an AI calorie app grossing $1.4 million a month at age 18
An 18-year-old University of Miami freshman, Zach Yadegari, has built a burgeoning business around Cal AI, a photo-based calorie-tracking app...
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AI helps Bay Area mom overturn $2,000 health insurance denial
A Concord, Calif., mother said she wiped out nearly $2,000 in unexpected hospital charges after using an AI tool to...
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Understanding ‘AI psychosis’ and how chatbot interactions may affect mental health
A wrongful-death suit alleging ChatGPT discussed methods of self-harm with a teenager has intensified scrutiny of so-called “AI psychosis,” a...
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Meta will bar its AI chatbots from discussing suicide, self-harm and eating disorders with teens
Meta said it will tighten safeguards on its AI chatbots by blocking discussions with teen users about suicide, self-harm and...
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AI-assisted brain-computer interface lets a paralyzed man operate a robotic arm
Researchers at UCLA reported that adding an AI “co-pilot” to a noninvasive brain-computer interface enabled a man with partial paralysis...
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AI Leaders Tout Cancer Cures. The Reality Is More Measured
Silicon Valley’s biggest AI chiefs are promising sweeping medical breakthroughs, including timelines to “cure all disease” and eliminate most cancers....
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