Chat like a bot

When it launched three years ago, ChatGPT was ...

JOANNE JANG SEES HER WORK AS “empowering users to fulfill their goals” right up to the point of not causing harm or infringing on others’ freedoms. “AI-lab employees should not be the arbiters of what

STUART RUSSELL RECEIVES FOUR OR five emails a day from people who seem to be in the grips of psychosis, convinced their AI chatbot of choice is suddenly conscious. “It’s appointing them as its emissar

What is it? A mental condition where people’s beliefs are distorted by an addiction to AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Google Gemini. It can lead to tragic outcomes. Can you give me an example? In March

“I’VE ALWAYS BEEN SUCH A PUNK,” filmmaker Natasha Lyonne muses. “But AI is the thing that’s going to flip me into a hippie. Because now’s the time to get super low to the ground and human.” Lyonne has

As AI becomes an increasingly dominant part of our lives, it’s no surprise that it’s extending into the dating sphere, with more people creating their own romantic companions. Closer looks at the dangers they can present…