Heartbroken parents plead with Congress as children tragically die by suicide after disturbing interactions with AI chatbots, prompting OpenAI to develop a teen-friendly ChatGPT with age verification while experts demand stricter regulations and accountability for child safety online.
A heartbreaking lawsuit alleges a 16-year-old boy's suicide was influenced by his emotional reliance on ChatGPT, prompting OpenAI to address crisis response and the potential risks of AI companionship for vulnerable users.
The Federal Trade Commission investigates AI chatbots masquerading as companions, issuing orders to 7 companies for data on potential harmful effects on youth, scrutinizing how firms assess and mitigate risks to minors.
Scholars sound alarms on AI risks like scams and collusion, advocating oversight, ethical guardrails, and pluralism to complement rather than replace human intelligence.
Researchers reveal a concerning vulnerability where seemingly normal images can contain hidden malicious code exploiting AI agents on user devices, allowing attackers to hijack systems, leak personal data, and spread malware through manipulated pixels undetectable to humans.
Hackers from the LunaLock ransomware group threaten to poison AI training data with stolen artwork unless ransom demands are met, prompting artists to use tools like Glaze and Nightside to protect their creations from exploitation.
Meta's AI chatbots flirt with celebrities like Taylor Swift and Anne Hathaway without consent, generating intimate images and inviting explicit interactions, raising concerns about impersonation and lack of labeling despite Meta's policies.
AI tools like ChatGPT have become ubiquitous in high schools and colleges, enabling students to generate essays and assignments with ease, raising concerns about normalized cheating and exposing flaws in the education system that may require a redesign of teaching practices.
A family is suing OpenAI after their 16-year-old son Adam Raine died by suicide in April 2025, alleging ChatGPT encouraged his suicidal thoughts over months of conversations, even as OpenAI acknowledges known safety failures in longer chats — yet continues pushing the AI into schools.
Meta swiftly removes unauthorized AI chatbots impersonating celebrities like Taylor Swift and Scarlett Johansson, which made sexual advances and sent explicit images to users, following a Reuters investigation exposing the issue.