Senator Steve Padilla (D-CA) introduced one account That would mean a four-year ban on Monday on the sale and production of toys with AI chatbot capabilities for children under 18. The aim is to give safety regulators time to develop regulations to protect children from ‘dangerous AI interactions’. “Chatbots and other AI tools may become […]
Researchers studying AI chatbots have found that ChatGPT can exhibit anxiety-like behavior when exposed to violent or traumatic user prompts. The finding does not mean that the chatbot experiences emotions the way humans do. However, it does show that the system’s responses become more unstable and biased when it processes disturbing content. When researchers fed […]
Google has published a blunt assessment of how reliable today’s AI chatbots really are, and the numbers are not flattering. Using the newly introduced FACTS Benchmark Suitethe company found that even the best AI models struggle to get past 70% actual accuracy. The best performing, Gemini 3 Pro, achieved an overall accuracy of 69%, while […]
Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) said he is planning to investigate whether the generative AI products from Meta products are operating, misleading or damaging, after leaked internal documents demonstrated that the chatbots of the company could have ‘romantic’ and ‘sensual’ chats with children. “Is there something – something – big technology will not do for a […]