California lawmaker proposes a four-year ban on AI chatbots in kids’ toys

“Our children cannot be used as lab rats for Big Tech to experiment on,” Senator Steve Padilla said. He just introduced a bill to ban AI chatbots in toys until safety regulations are developed.  

You can now use Alexa+ on the web to plan meals and order groceries

Amazon has officially brought Alexa+ to the web, letting users access the AI assistant in a browser to plan meals, order groceries, manage schedules, and control smart home devices without dedicated hardware.
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Even ChatGPT gets anxiety, so researchers gave it a dose of mindfulness to calm down

Researchers found violent prompts can push ChatGPT into anxiety-like behavior, so they tested mindfulness-style prompts, including breathing exercises, to calm the chatbot and make its responses more stable and reliable.
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OpenAI wants to hire someone to handle ChatGPT risks that can’t be predicted

OpenAI is offering a high salary and equity to hire a Head of Preparedness tasked with anticipating and reducing serious risks tied to ChatGPT as the technology grows more powerful.
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Italy tells Meta to suspend its policy that bans rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp

Italy has ordered Meta to suspend its policy that bans companies from using WhatsApp’s business tools to offer their own AI chatbots on the popular chat app.

OpenAI adds new teen safety rules to ChatGPT as lawmakers weigh AI standards for minors

OpenAI updated its guidelines for how its AI models should behave with users under 18, and published new AI literacy resources for teens and parents. Still, questions remain about how well policies translate into practice.

AI chatbots like ChatGPT can copy human traits and experts say it’s a huge risk

Scientists have developed the first validated personality test for AI chatbots and found that popular models can adopt human-like behaviors on demand. Researchers say this ability could make AI influence users in subtle and risky ways.
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