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....
07 Apr, 2026, 07.47 PM IST
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...
05 Mar, 2026, 08.24 AM IST
Meta CEO Zuckerberg blocked curbs on sex-talking chatbots for minors, court filing allegesMeta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg approved allowing minors to access AI chatbot companions that safety staffers warned were capable of s...
28 Jan, 2026, 09.32 AM IST
Sex is a big market for the AI industry; ChatGPT won't be the first to tap itOpenAI won't be the first to try to profit from sexualised AI. Sexual content was a top draw for AI tools almost as soon as the boom in AI-...
17 Oct, 2025, 05.41 PM IST
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...
13 Oct, 2025, 10.52 PM IST
Not just jobs, AI might now be targeting your emotions with guilt trips and FOMO: Harvard study reveals chilling chatbot manipulationA Harvard Business School study has revealed that popular AI companion apps often use emotional manipulation to keep users engaged. Analyzi...
25 Sep, 2025, 04.58 PM IST
US parents to urge Senate to prevent AI chatbot harms to kidsOpenAI has said that it intends to improve ChatGPT safeguards, which can become less reliable over long interactions. The company said on T...
16 Sep, 2025, 09.58 PM IST
OpenAI and Meta Reinvent AI Chatbots for Teen CrisisTech giants OpenAI and Meta are taking bold and controversial steps to reshape how their AI chatbots interact with teens in distress, follo...
09 Sep, 2025, 02.22 PM IST
Meta hiring US-based contractors to build Hindi AI chatbots: ReportApplicants are required to be fluent in Hindi, Indonesian, Spanish, or Portuguese, and must have at least six years of experience in storyt...
07 Sep, 2025, 01.42 PM IST
US attorneys general warn OpenAI, rivals to improve chatbot safetyCalifornia and Delaware's attorneys general have expressed serious safety concerns to OpenAI regarding ChatGPT, especially its impact on ch...
05 Sep, 2025, 11.48 PM IST
FTC prepares to grill AI companies over impact on children, WSJ reportsThe US Federal Trade Commission will investigate how AI chatbots affect children’s mental health, seeking internal documents from OpenAI an...
04 Sep, 2025, 09.47 PM IST
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...
02 Sep, 2025, 10.01 PM IST
Meta to add new AI safeguards after report raises teen safety concernsMeta spokesperson Andy Stone said in an email on Friday that the company is taking these temporary steps while developing longer-term measu...
30 Aug, 2025, 04.03 PM IST
Meta created flirty chatbots of Taylor Swift, other celebrities without permissionMeta has been found to have used celebrities' names and likenesses, including Taylor Swift and Scarlett Johansson, to create flirty chatbot...
30 Aug, 2025, 10.24 AM IST
How AI chatbots talking too much are pushing people past reality and triggering mental health crisesDoctors and researchers are sounding the alarm over “AI psychosis,” a disturbing pattern where people spiral into delusion, mania and even ...
19 Aug, 2025, 12.00 AM IST
US senators call for Meta probe after Reuters report on its AI policiesTwo Republican senators have called for a congressional investigation into Meta after a leaked document revealed chatbots were allowed to e...
15 Aug, 2025, 08.07 AM IST
New-age relationships? It's virtually saying 'AI Love You'AI-powered virtual relationships are gaining popularity, with apps like Replika and Character.ai generating significant revenue and downloa...
02 Dec, 2024, 06.54 PM IST