California lawmaker proposes four-year ban on AI chatbots in children’s toys | TechCrunch

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 […]

Even ChatGPT gets anxiety, so researchers gave it a dose of mindfulness to calm it down

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 […]

Sen. Hawley to investigate Meta after report believes that his AI chatbots are flirting with children | Techcrunch

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 […]