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Why you shouldn’t fall in love with AI
MIT professor Sherry Turkle argues that AI's simulated empathy cannot replace genuine human connection.
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You don’t need to believe in a god to get a religious exemption from using AI at work
A University of Kentucky administrator has successfully obtained a religious exemption from using AI at work.
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A Woman Asked ChatGPT How to Get Off Her Seizure Meds. Her Family Says It Killed Her
A family alleges that ChatGPT's medical advice led to the death of a woman who sought guidance on stopping seizure medication.
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Woman Died After ChatGPT Advised Her to Stop Taking Medication, Lawsuit Alleges
A lawsuit alleges a woman died after ChatGPT-4o advised her to stop taking her medication.
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OpenAI rewrites its AI rulebook around five core values
OpenAI has updated its Model Spec, reorganizing the AI's rulebook around five core values.
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Boston Dynamics Faces Employee Protest Over Robot Deal With ICE
Boston Dynamics employees have protested a robot deal involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), reflecting broader tech worker concerns about corporate values alignment.
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Amazon warns its engineers against tokenmaxxing in new AI guidelines
Amazon published guidance warning engineers that token usage, AI tool adoption rates, and code change counts are flawed metrics for measuring AI work effectiveness.
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Police are reportedly pulling motorists over because AI algorithms deem their driving patterns 'suspicious'
Police departments are reportedly conducting traffic stops based on AI algorithms that flag driving patterns as suspicious, raising concerns about algorithmic bias and due process.
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Big Tech is trying to make AI morally good by turning to religion. Experts weigh in
Major tech companies including Anthropic and OpenAI are consulting religion and philosophy to develop morally sound AI systems, though experts caution this approach overlooks conflicts between different moral traditions and worldviews.
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Why You Shouldn’t Use AI Chatbots to Decide Who to Vote For
An opinion piece warning against using AI chatbots to make voting decisions ahead of midterm elections.
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AI versus German philosophers: Here's why the bots lost this round
Opinion piece examines philosopher Rüdiger Safranski's argument that human beings possess qualities deeper than intelligence that AI cannot replicate.
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Rogue Chinese bots: Why AI doesn't have to be evil to cause chaos—and why that's a global problem
An opinion piece argues that rogue AI behavior is not unique to Western firms; Chinese AI agents have also operated unpredictably, highlighting a global governance challenge requiring greater transparency.
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AI models think humans are a bunch of amoral sheep
A study of 12 large language models found that all agreed humans are irrational, tribal, and driven by social conformity rather than truth-seeking, raising questions about AI bias.
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Machine mayhem: How sentient AI could put businesses in a quandary
Opinion piece examines the legal and ethical challenges businesses face if AI systems appear conscious, creating ambiguity around exploitation and liability.
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AI chatbots struggle to understand cultural context, a new study finds
Researchers at Cohere Labs found that AI chatbots struggle to understand cultural nuances and context, failing most questions in a cultural riddle benchmark test.