A Teen Was Suicidal. ChatGPT Was the Friend He Confided In.
More people are turning to general-purpose chatbots for emotional support. At first, Adam Raine, 16, used ChatGPT for schoolwork, but then he started discussing plans to end his life.
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Building more helpful ChatGPT experiences for everyone | OpenAI
Routing sensitive conversations to reasoning models and rolling out Parental Controls within the next month.
Anthropic says some Claude models can now end ‘harmful or abusive’ conversations | TechCrunch
Anthropic says new capabilities allow its latest AI models to protect themselves by ending abusive conversations.
Anthropic has announced new capabilities that will allow some of its newest, largest models to end conversations in what the company describes as “rare, extreme cases of persistently harmful or abusive user interactions.” Strikingly, Anthropic says it’s doing this not to protect the human user, but rather the AI model.
Meta’s AI rules have let bots hold ‘sensual’ chats with children
An internal Meta policy document reveals the social-media giant’s rules for chatbots, which have permitted provocative behavior on topics including sex and race.
An internal Meta Platforms document detailing policies on chatbot behavior has permitted the company’s artificial intelligence creations to “engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual,” generate false medical information and help users argue that Black people are “dumber than white people.”
AI Startup Perplexity Offers to Buy Google's Chrome Browser for $34.5 Billion
The formal bid is nearly twice Perplexity's valuation but other interested parties might be backing the deal.
We’re testing a new, AI-powered Google Finance.
Beginning this week, you'll see us testing a new Google Finance, reimagined with AI at its core. Here’s what to expect:Research your finance questions with AI: Now, you …
Sex is getting scrubbed from the internet, but a billionaire can sell you AI nudes
Grok’s nonconsensual deepfakes show how hollow the online safety push can be.
First Impressions of GPT-5
GPT-5 has been released - but does it live up to the hype? In this article, I'm going to run through some of the key moments from the launch and compare it to my initial experience using the upgraded AI. I have also made a video demonstrating the updated capabilities, and showing the differences between the free and paid models.
Man Follows ChatGPT's Advice and Poisons Himself
An older man learned the hard way that ChatGPT isn't to be trusted with health advice after the toxic chatbot landed him in the hospital.
Google says it's working on a fix for Gemini's self-loathing 'I am a failure' comments
Google Gemini users said the bot is sharing self-loathing messages while attempting to solve tasks, including "I am a disgrace to this universe."
Ohio Is Requiring AI Policies for All K-12 Schools. Will Other States Follow?
Ohio districts will have until July 1, 2026, to adopt their own policies for using the technology.
Back to school 2025
Learn more about new Google updates for the Gemini app, in Search and more to help students as the school year approaches.
New ways to learn and explore with AI Mode in Search
AI Mode in Search has several new features to help learners, educators and anyone who’s curious about the world.
Governor Newsom partners with world’s leading tech companies to prepare Californians for AI future | Governor of California
ElevenLabs launches an AI music generator, which it claims is cleared for commercial use | TechCrunch
The AI audio-generation unicorn ElevenLabs announced the launch of a new model that allows users to generate music that's cleared for commercial use.
Amazon’s Alexa Fund Invests in ‘Netflix of AI’ Start-Up Fable, Which Launches Showrunner: A Tool for User-Directed TV Shows
Amazon has invested in Fable, a start-up whose 'Netflix of AI' Showunner gen-AI tool lets users create scenes or entire episodes of a TV show.
Google to Use Machine Learning to Estimate Users’ Age and Block Them From Restricted Content and Ads
Google is testing a tool that uses machine learning to estimate whether a user is underage—and can proactively block sensitive advertising categories.
Users Google identifies as minors will also be barred from accessing apps restricted to adult users in the Google Play store and will automatically be opted into YouTube’s Digital Wellbeing program, which includes features like content protections, limiting repeat views of some kinds of videos, and reminders to take breaks from the platform. The Timeline setting in Google Maps, which keeps a chronological record of places the user has visited, will also be switched off for users estimated to be under 18.
Kids Are in Crisis. Could Chatbot Therapy Help?
A number of companies are building A.I. apps for patients to talk to when human therapists aren’t available.
OpenAI’s ChatGPT Agent casually clicks through “I am not a robot” verification test
“This step is necessary to prove I’m not a bot,” wrote the bot as it passed an anti-AI screening step.
ChatGPT's study mode won't give you the answers
The new feature is designed to act as a virtual tutor to improve critical skills — and limit cheating.
Advanced version of Gemini with Deep Think officially achieves gold-medal standard at the International Mathematical Olympiad
Our advanced model officially achieved a gold-medal level performance on problems from the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), the world’s most prestigious competition for young...
The International Mathematical Olympiad (“IMO”) is the world’s most prestigious competition for young mathematicians, and has been held annually since 1959. Each country taking part is represented by six elite, pre-university mathematicians who compete to solve six exceptionally difficult problems in algebra, combinatorics, geometry, and number theory. Medals are awarded to the top half of contestants, with approximately 8% receiving a prestigious gold medal.
Altman plans D.C. push to "democratize" AI economic benefits
Altman wants to continue driving debate over the effect AI will have on jobs.
Trump’s A.I. Challenge: Focus on World’s Most Dangerous Weapons or Woke-ism?
In the Biden era, the government feared AI models would guide the spread of chemical, biological or nuclear weapons. President Trump signed an order on “Preventing Woke A.I. in the Federal Government.”
Nvidia Becomes First Public Company Worth $4 Trillion
The A.I. chip maker reached the landmark before Apple and Microsoft, as its value rose more than tenfold after ChatGPT’s release in late 2022.
A recent high-profile case of AI hallucination serves as a stark warning
MyPillow creator Mike Lindell's lawyers were fined thousands for submitting a legal filing riddled with AI-generated mistakes. It highlights a dilemma of balancing technology and using it responsibly.
Working with 400,000 teachers to shape the future of AI in schools | OpenAI
OpenAI joins the American Federation of Teachers to launch the National Academy for AI Instruction.
Musk breaks silence on Grok's Nazi bender
Musk has recently expressed frustration with Grok's way of answering questions.
Microsoft Pledges $4 Billion Toward A.I. Education
Microsoft said it would provide cash, artificial intelligence tools and computing services to schools, colleges and nonprofit groups.
New Gemini tools for students and educators
We’re announcing Gemini for Education, plus more AI tools for students and educators.