Free AI chatbots from Alibaba, ByteDance, Tencent, and Baidu are disrupting China’s costly college counseling industry, helping millions of gaokao students choose universities and majors without paying consultants.
A new study found that incorrect AI advice made people less accurate yet dramatically more confident, with participants almost never admitting uncertainty.
Researchers found that persistent conversations could push major AI chatbots past their biological safety barriers, as increasingly capable models acquire knowledge that worries biosecurity experts.
British Gas is cutting 1,300 customer service roles as its CEO argues that people are moving toward digital channels and AI tools.
You probably won’t notice the next Model Context Protocol update, but it could make AI assistants much better at connecting to the apps and services you use every day.
China has banned emotional AI relationships involving minors as regulators try to curb chatbot dependency and address the country’s record low birthrate.
Researchers say popular AI tools have reportedly been misused by terrorist groups despite built-in safeguards, highlighting the darker side of generative AI.
Researchers have proposed a new framework explaining how AI chatbots can reinforce delusional thinking, highlighting three behaviors that may create an “amplification spiral.”
A new study finds that using AI to write dating app messages creates a damaging gap between your online persona and your real-life self.