Research says AI chatbots judge you, and it doesn’t always end well

Is your AI assistant quietly sabotaging you? New research shows that chatbots are judging users based on rigid, mechanical logic, and the biases they find are stronger than our own.

Teens are acting in utterly weird ways with their AI friends

Teens are not just asking AI chatbots for homework help anymore. Many are using them as friends, confidants, and roleplay partners, and that is making the whole trend feel a lot stranger.

Expert battling legal cases about AI harms has a grim warning for the future

Experts warn that some AI chatbots may unintentionally enable violent thinking or planning.
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Microsoft says Office bug exposed customers’ confidential emails to Copilot AI

Microsoft said the bug meant that its Copilot AI chatbot was reading and summarizing paying customers’ confidential emails, bypassing data protection policies.

Talk to AI every day? New research says it might signal depression

Daily use of AI chatbots is linked to a higher likelihood of moderate depressive symptoms, a new JAMA Network Open study finds.
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Try this two-step trick for better chatbot prompts, repeat and empathize

Two new studies point to a simple combo for better chatbot prompts, paste your request twice for straightforward tasks, then add a line of perspective taking so the AI can match your level, constraints, and preferred format.
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Amazon’s AI assistant comes to the web with Alexa.com

Amazon is bringing Alexa+ to the web with a new Alexa.com site, expanding its AI assistant beyond devices and positioning it as a family-focused, agent-style chatbot.