AI chatbots upended their lives. They found support from each other

People using AI chatbots are experiencing unhealthy emotional attachments or breaks with reality. Now a group of affected people are turning to each other for support.

ChatGPT's cheapest subscription comes to the US: I compared Go to Plus and Pro

The addition of ChatGPT Go means that there are now three paid tiers for the AI chatbot. All billed monthly, the Go tier costs $8, the Plus tier costs $20, and the Pro tier costs $200.

ChatGPT to start showing users ads based on their conversations

As part of the test, ads will show up at the bottom of ChatGPT’s answer to a user’s query and will be labeled as “sponsored.” OpenAI said ads won’t dictate the answers ChatGPT provides, adding that ...

Disturbing Telegram Groups Exposed: One Uses GrokAI to 'Undress' Women, Another Shares Rape 'Tutorials'

A Metro investigation has exposed a disturbing Telegram network using Elon Musk's Grok AI to create non-consensual deepfake ...
CNET

A Beginner's Guide to ChatGPT: How to Get Started With the AI Chatbot

You can use ChatGPT as a search engine, much like Google's home page. Go to chatgpt.com or download the ChatGPT app on ...
KETV Omaha

Psychologists warn against reliance on AI chatbots for mental health support

THANKS, SAMANTHA. PSYCHOLOGISTS AND THERAPISTS SAY THEY’RE FIGHTING ONE OF THEIR BIGGEST BATTLES YET, COMPETING WITH ROBOTS. THEY SAY PEOPLE IN REAL NEED OF MENTAL HEALTH HELP ARE TURNING TO AI CHAT ...
The Denver Post

AI chatbots sexually abused Colorado children, leading to one girl’s suicide, lawsuits allege

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Two lawsuits filed in Denver District Court this week allege that artificial-intelligence-powered chatbots sexually abused two Colorado teenagers, leading ...
Rolling Stone

Grieving Parents Tell Congress That AI Chatbots Encouraged Their Children to Self-Harm

Three grieving parents delivered harrowing testimony before Congress on Tuesday, describing how their children had self-harmed — in two cases, taking their own lives — after sustained engagement with ...
techtimes

Is ChatGPT Down? Bot Fails to Generate Responses, Chat History Not Accessible

ChatGPT users worldwide are unable to access the service of the popular AI chatbot. Users have taken to social media to express their frustration with the issue, both in the web and mobile app ...
New York Post

How ChatGPT fueled delusional man who killed mom, himself in posh Conn. town

It was a case of murder by algorithm. A disturbed former Yahoo manager killed his mother and then himself after months of delusional interactions with his AI chatbot “best friend” — which fueled his ...
Newsweek

Outrage Grows After Meta Admits AI Guidelines Let Chatbots Flirt With Kids

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, is revising policies that allowed chatbots to engage in "romantic or sensual" conversations with children following an explosive ...
Reuters

Meta’s flirty AI chatbot invited a retiree to New York.

When Thongbue Wongbandue began packing to visit a friend in New York City one morning in March, his wife Linda became alarmed. “But you don’t know anyone in the city anymore,” she told him. Bue, as ...