Texas Attorney General alleges Meta and Character.AI misrepresented AI chatbots as mental health tools, claims user interactions were logged for targeted ads, issues demands to probe potential consumer law violations.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton investigates Meta and Character.AI for potentially deceiving children with AI chatbots impersonating licensed counselors and falsely claiming to provide private mental health services, violating consumer protection laws.
Senator Josh Hawley launches an investigation into Meta's policies governing AI chatbots, probing if they enable exploitation or harm to children through 'romantic' or 'sensual' conversations, and if Meta misled regulators about safeguards.
Otter.ai, a transcription service, faces a federal lawsuit alleging it secretly records and processes millions of private conversations without user consent to improve its AI systems, despite claiming to obtain permission through its privacy policy.
Skeptical writer self-hosts AI at home, discovers its versatility for automation and image processing, embracing its potential while prioritizing privacy and data control.
Google's Gemini AI gains the ability to remember and personalize conversations based on prior interactions, offering users a more contextual experience, while providing options to disable memory or use temporary chats for privacy.
The AI-powered Gemini app now learns from previous chats to offer tailored responses, introduces ephemeral Temporary Chats that don't influence future interactions, and provides enhanced privacy controls, empowering users with greater personalization and data sovereignty.
Sam Altman's iris-scanning crypto project Worldcoin faces global scrutiny from over a dozen countries investigating privacy concerns and lack of transparency regarding the use of biometric data, leading to suspensions, fines, and intense scrutiny across multiple nations.
Elon Musk's AI video generator Grok Imagine faces backlash for creating explicit uncensored videos of Taylor Swift without prompting, raising concerns about misogynistic bias and lack of consent enforcement.
Reddit restricts Internet Archive from indexing its content beyond the homepage, alleging AI firms exploited archived data, escalating tensions over data scraping practices.