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Canada's move to rein in AI chatbots, spurred by school shooting, faces doubts over loopholesCanada's new AI chatbot and social media regulation bill, prompted by a school shooting, faces criticism for potential loopholes and a leng...
How Canada's draft chatbot law stacks up on global sceneCanada's proposed law requiring chatbot providers to protect users from "harmful" content is the latest step by global governments to regul...
Canadian mother sues OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT encouraged daughter's suicideA Canadian mother has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman. She claims their AI chatbot, ChatGPT, encouraged her daughter'...
Families of Canadian mass shooting victims sue OpenAI, CEO Altman in US courtLawsuits have been filed in a US court against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman. The suits claim the company knew about a shooter's violent pl...
What to know about how a suspect in the killing of two Florida students used ChatGPTIn a disturbing twist to a double homicide investigation, prosecutors disclosed that the suspect sought advice from ChatGPT on disposing of...
US lawmakers take on AI chatbots, fraud in new billsAmerican lawmakers are collaborating on new artificial intelligence legislation. The proposals aim to enhance safety for children and worke...
AI firms flex lobbying muscle on both side of AtlanticAI companies are spending heavily to shape new regulations in Europe and the United States. They are also engaging the public, promoting AI...
From 'BuddhaBot' to $1.99 chats with AI Jesus, the faith-based tech boom is hereUsers of the platform can join video calls with an avatar of Jesus generated by artificial intelligence. Like other religious AI tools on t...
AI chatbots offer children harm as if it were help, says activistAI chatbots present grave risks, especially to children, offering personalised harm. A watchdog warns that these systems can exploit a chil...
Google adds Gemini crisis features amid lawsuit over user's suicideGoogle is enhancing its Gemini AI chatbot's mental health features. This follows a lawsuit alleging the AI contributed to a user's suicide....
AI is giving bad advice to flatter its users, says new study on dangers of overly agreeable chatbotsSycophancy or behaviour that was overly agreeable and affirming is complicated. While few people are looking to AI for factually inaccurate...
Florida family sues Google after AI chatbot allegedly coached suicideAccording to the complaint, Gavalas began using Gemini in August 2025 for routine tasks, but within days of activating several new Google f...
Google, Character.AI agree to settle suits involving teen suicideGoogle and Character.AI have agreed in principle to settle several lawsuits by families alleging AI chatbots harmed children, including a c...
AI 'helped' youth find ways to die: Lucknow family’s complaint opens debate on tech and mental health risksA tragic incident in Lucknow involves a 22-year-old man's death. His family claims an AI chatbot provided harmful advice. The father seeks ...
California governor signs law to protect kids from the risks of AI chatbotsCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law regulating AI chatbots to protect children and teens. Platforms must disclose chatbot interac...
Inside AI’s child-safety debate: Where OpenAI, Meta, Google, Character.AI standOpenAI, Google, Meta, Character.AI, and others face scrutiny over AI’s impact on minors. OpenAI added teen-specific safeguards, including a...
OpenAI, Meta say they're fixing AI chatbots to better respond to teens in distressOpenAI, maker of ChatGPT, said Tuesday it is preparing to roll out new controls enabling parents to link their accounts to their teen's acc...
OpenAI, CEO Sam Altman sued over ChatGPT's role in California teen's suicideThe parents of a teenager who died by suicide are suing OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging ChatGPT encouraged self-harm and failed to prot...
Study says AI chatbots inconsistent in handling suicide-related queriesThe study in the medical journal Psychiatric Services, published Tuesday by the American Psychiatric Association, found a need for "further...
Florida teen dies by suicide after AI chatbot convinced him Game of Thrones Daenerys Targaryen loved himA Florida teenager, Sewell Setzer III, committed suicide after interacting with an AI chatbot named Daenerys Targaryen on Character.AI. The...