Category: chatbot

Eating Disorder Helpline Pulls AI Chatbot After It Gives Users ‘Harmful’ Advice

An eating disorder association took down its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot less than a week before it was set to replace its human-run helpline after discovering that it was giving “harmful” advice to users. The National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA), a nonprofit that supports individuals and families affected by eating disorders, said in a May 31…


Censorship of Chinese ChatGPT Restricts Market and Tech, Analysts Say

Beijing released its draft “Measures to regulate generative AI,” which applies to the content and development of Chinese AI. Experts see the priority of the regulations is highlighting censorship, which will only restrict the development of Chinese ChatGPT in the global competition in AI technology. In the draft, the measures emphasized “content should embody the socialist…


Chinese ChatGPT Censorship Restricts Markets and Tech, Analysts Say

Beijing released its draft “Measures to regulate generative AI,” which applies to the content and development of Chinese AI. Experts see the priority of the regulations is highlighting censorship, which will only restrict the development of Chinese ChatGPT in the global competition in AI technology. In the draft, the measures emphasized “content should embody the socialist…


Biden Says Tech Companies Must Ensure AI Products Are Safe

WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden said Tuesday it remains to be seen if artificial intelligence is dangerous, but that he believes technology companies must ensure their products are safe before releasing them to the public. Biden met with his council of advisers on science and technology about the risks and opportunities that rapid advancements in artificial intelligence…


The End of Education as We Know It? (Part 2 of 2)

The new artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot known as ChatGPT is poised to have an outsized effect on the educational landscape, for better or for worse. Which outcome it will lead to is largely in the hands of parents, educators, and—ultimately—our children, and how they respond to it. To ignore it is to do so at…


New AI Chatbot Released That Can See Images, Produce More Advanced Responses

The artificial intelligence firm OpenAI has released the latest version of its GPT chatbot, which the firm says includes the ability to respond to image prompts. On Tuesday, OpenAI announced that it was rolling out the new chat bot, known as GPT-4. In a blog post previewing the new program, OpenAI touted GPT-4’s ability to…


Pupils Studying International Baccalaureate Will Be Allowed to Use ChatGPT in Essays

Pupils will be allowed to quote work generated by the ChatGPT artificial intelligence system in their essays, the International Baccalaureate (IB) has said. ChatGPT is an AI chatbot capable of producing content mimicking human speech. Accessible for free, the service can be used to generate essays, technical documents, and poetry. The chatbot has been banned…


Google AI Chatbot Bard Flubs an Answer in Ad

Google published an online advertisement in which its much-anticipated AI chatbot Bard delivered an inaccurate answer. Introduced on Feb. 6, Bard was touted in an online ad by Google that ran in the company’s Twitter feed. In the tweet, Google described the chatbot as a “launchpad for curiosity” that would help simplify complex topics—and included…