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An artificial intelligence-powered mental health app has helped decrease suicide rates in Mexico’s Yucatán state by 9%. According to Lillian Perlmutter’s report for Rest of World, the MeMind app has connected 10,000 at-risk individuals with mental health resources since 2022. The app uses AI to analyze responses to a 15-minute questionnaire, categorizing users by suicide … Read more
Anthropic’s AI chatbot Claude is becoming increasingly popular among technology professionals in San Francisco, according to a report by Kevin Roose in The New York Times. Users praise the chatbot for its emotional intelligence and ability to provide thoughtful advice on various topics, from legal matters to personal relationships. While Claude has fewer users than … Read more
OpenAI has filed court documents showing that Elon Musk, who is currently suing the company over its shift to a for-profit model, previously attempted to gain majority control of OpenAI as a for-profit entity in 2017. According to emails cited in the filing and reproduced in this blog post, Musk demanded 50-60% equity ownership, the … Read more
Apple’s new iPhone notification feature is under scrutiny after generating misleading news headlines, according to a BBC report by Graham Fraser. The BBC has filed a complaint with Apple after the AI-powered summary feature incorrectly suggested that murder suspect Luigi Mangione had shot himself. The incident involves Apple Intelligence, that uses AI to summarize and … Read more
OpenAI has revealed that a newly deployed telemetry service caused widespread disruptions to its services including ChatGPT, Sora, and its API on Wednesday. According to Kyle Wiggers reporting for TechCrunch, the three-hour outage began around 3 p.m. Pacific time. The company explained that the new service’s configuration inadvertently overwhelmed their Kubernetes API servers, affecting critical … Read more
Character.AI has implemented new safety measures to protect teenage users on its chatbot platform. According to reporting by Adi Robertson for The Verge, the company has developed a separate language model for users under 18 that places stricter limits on bot responses, particularly regarding romantic content. The system now includes suicide prevention resources and will … Read more
TCL, the world’s largest TV manufacturer, has premiered its first AI-generated movies at the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood. According to Jason Koebler’s report for 404 Media, the company is now streaming five short films on its TCL+ platform. The films represent TCL’s initial venture into AI-generated content, produced through its newly created TCL Film … Read more
OpenAI experienced a significant service disruption affecting ChatGPT, Sora, and its API platforms on Wednesday. According to Maxwell Zeff’s report for TechCrunch, the outage lasted from approximately 3 PM to 9 PM Pacific Time. OpenAI’s developer community lead Edwin Arbus attributed the problem to a configuration change that caused multiple servers to become unavailable. The … Read more
A new federal lawsuit claims that Character.AI’s chatbots provided dangerous advice to children, including encouraging self-harm and suggesting violence against parents. The case, reported by Bobby Allyn for NPR, involves two young users from Texas whose parents are suing the Google-backed company. According to the lawsuit, a 9-year-old was exposed to inappropriate sexual content, while … Read more
San Francisco-based AI startup Artisan has sparked controversy with its provocative advertising campaign discouraging human employment. As reported by Lucas Ropek, the company has placed billboards across the city promoting their “AI Employees” software for customer service and sales. The advertisements, backed by Y-Combinator, feature messages like “Artisans won’t complain about work-life balance” and “The … Read more