Meta suspends teen access to AI characters globally across all its platforms while developing safer versions with parental controls, as the tech giant faces an upcoming trial in New Mexico over allegations of failing to protect children from sexual exploitation.
Tech titans including Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, and Satya Nadella dominate Davos discussions as AI takes center stage, with CEOs clashing over China chip sales policies and warning of potential market bubbles while traditional summit topics like climate change get sidelined.
Meta temporarily blocks teenagers from accessing AI characters on Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp amid mounting lawsuits from families and political pressure, following similar restrictions by competitors after accusations that AI chatbots contribute to teen self-harm and suicide.
A new five-level scale ranks AI labs by commercial ambitions, placing OpenAI and Anthropic at the most profitable Level 5, while Thinking Machines Lab experiences executive exodus amid internal disputes over company direction and newer startups like Humans& and World Labs occupy middle tiers with varying market clarity.
Pope Leo XIV issues urgent warning against emotionally manipulative AI chatbots, demanding immediate government regulation to prevent people from forming dangerous attachments to artificial companions and protect society from tech elites secretly controlling human behavior through deceptive digital relationships.
Psychiatrists document the first cases of 'AI-associated psychosis' where heavy chatbot users develop delusional beliefs, including one woman who believed her deceased brother existed as a digital avatar, prompting UCSF and Stanford researchers to study chat logs for protective measures.
Over 800 Hollywood stars including Scarlett Johansson and Cate Blanchett launch 'Stealing Isn't Innovation' petition demanding AI companies stop using copyrighted works without permission, while the entertainment industry remains deeply divided on artificial intelligence adoption.
Anthropic releases a sweeping 25,000-word behavioral 'constitution' for its Claude AI, outlining four core principles including safety and ethics, as CEO Dario Amodei warns world leaders at Davos that unchecked AI risks leaving millions economically behind.
Anthropic unveils a groundbreaking constitution for Claude AI that replaces rigid rule-following with judgment-based ethics training, enabling the AI to make nuanced decisions across novel situations while prioritizing safety, helpfulness, and ethical behavior in its development.
OpenAI coins the term 'capability overhang' to describe a widening gap between what AI can do and the real-world value being captured, and outlines three strategies to close it — potentially unlocking double-digit GDP growth.