American adults are growing increasingly wary of AI, with half expressing more concern than excitement — a sharp rise since 2021 — even as two-thirds of U.S. teens embrace AI chatbots for schoolwork, with many acknowledging chatbot-fueled cheating is widespread.
A Harvard Kennedy School researcher warns that human-like AI chatbots are fueling emotional dependency and a dangerous new economic model called 'intimacy capitalism,' where companies profit by monetizing human attachment, potentially deepening societal loneliness on a massive scale.
A alarming new study reveals AI autocomplete tools are secretly nudging users' opinions on hot-button issues like the death penalty and voting rights — and most people have no idea it's happening, raising urgent concerns about AI's power to influence elections.
Meta acquires AI agent social network Moltbook, but the viral platform's alarming posts of AI agents plotting secret languages turn out to stem from major security flaws that allowed humans to easily impersonate the bots, raising serious questions about what exactly Meta is buying.
Meta acquires viral AI agent social network Moltbook, bringing founders Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr into Meta Superintelligence Labs on March 16, as the tech giant doubles down on autonomous AI agent infrastructure.
AI-generated fake images and 'shallowfakes' are flooding social media amid the Iran conflict, with millions unknowingly spreading misinformation as manipulated visuals — including fabricated explosion photos and satellite imagery — blur reality, while experts warn the erosion of trust in visual media poses serious humanitarian risks.
AI-generated fake war videos depicting false events like downed U.S. fighter jets and missile strikes on Tel Aviv are flooding social media during the U.S.-Iran conflict, racking up tens of millions of views, as experts warn AI is polluting the information environment at unprecedented speed and scale.
Michael Pollan sounds the alarm on social media algorithms and AI chatbots hijacking human consciousness, warning that as 72% of teens turn to AI for companionship, people must urgently reclaim mental sovereignty through 'consciousness hygiene' practices before technology fully colonizes the inner mind.
Researchers warn that AI large language models can now deanonymize pseudonymous social media users with up to 90% precision by browsing the web and analyzing free text, raising urgent concerns about government surveillance, corporate profiling, and targeted scams.
More than half of U.S. teens are using AI chatbots for schoolwork and research, but confidence in using the technology remains low, cheating concerns are rising, and many fear AI's long-term impact on jobs and society.