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Maybe Chatbots Shouldn’t Get to Say ‘I’ or ‘Me’
During four decades of studying the effects of interaction with computers, Sherry Turkle has developed a reputation as a careful if critical social scientist who…
‘I Like My Big Rat Wife’: Meet the People Using Chatbots to Write Custom Fiction
When Petra Ferraz de Novaes isn’t at work, she’s probably lost in a fantasy crafted with the help of artificial intelligence. Novaes, a 36-year-old software…
Stanford study outlines dangers of asking AI chatbots for personal advice |
While there’s been plenty of debate about the tendency of AI chatbots to flatter users and confirm their existing beliefs — also known as AI…
Palantir Demos Show How the Military Could Use AI Chatbots to Generate War Plans
When the user asks “What enemy military unit is in the region?” the AIP Assistant guesses that it’s “likely an armor attack battalion based on…
After Europe, WhatsApp will let rival AI companies offer chatbots in Brazil |
5:20 AM PST · March 6, 2026 Meta is now allowing rival AI companies to provide their chatbots on WhatsApp to Brazilian users for a…
How Chinese AI Chatbots Censor Themselves
Hearing someone talk about digital censorship in China is always either extremely boring or extremely interesting. Most of the time, people are still regurgitating the…
Apple is working to make CarPlay compatible with AI chatbots like ChatGPT |
In Brief Posted: 3:53 PM PST · February 6, 2026 Apple CarPlay users may soon be able to talk to their favorite AI chatbot. Apple…