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Microsoft hopes Mico succeeds where Clippy failed as tech companies warily imbue AI with personalityMicrosoft has introduced Mico, a new animated AI companion for Copilot, designed as a friendly, expressive blob-like face. Unlike Clippy, M...23 Oct, 2025, 10.27 PM IST- Meta adds parental controls for AI-teen interactionsParents who don't want to turn off all chats with all AI characters will also be able to block specific chatbots. And Meta said Friday that...17 Oct, 2025, 04.03 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
- Teens are turning to AI for friendship: New report warns parents to step in before it’s too late, suggests what they can doA new Common Sense Media report reveals 72% of U.S. teens have used AI companions, with 13% chatting daily. While many use them for curiosi...26 Sep, 2025, 11.20 PM IST
- Microsoft AI chief warns rising ‘AI psychosis’ could spark calls for robot rights, reveals a ‘dangerous turn’ in chatbots' progressMicrosoft's AI chief, Mustafa Suleyman, cautions about the rise of 'AI psychosis,' where users develop intense attachments to chatbots, bel...22 Aug, 2025, 02.16 PM IST
- Teens are increasingly turning to AI companions, and it could be harming themAbout three in four US teens have used AI companion apps such as Character. ai or Replika. ai. The study, which surveyed 1,060 US teens age...06 Aug, 2025, 02.04 PM IST
- Sam Altman says ChatGPT is 'bad' and 'dangerous' if used like this: OpenAI CEO warns AI usersOpenAI CEO Sam Altman has raised concerns about the increasing emotional dependence young people have on ChatGPT, especially for making per...24 Jul, 2025, 09.24 PM IST
- Can ChatGPT save your relationship? Inside the AI therapy trend winning over Gen Z, but alarming expertsA growing number of people, especially Gen Z, are turning to ChatGPT for emotional support, using it to rephrase difficult conversations an...09 Jul, 2025, 05.29 PM IST
- Lonely? Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s got you covered with AI friendsMeta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg reveals plans to use AI to combat the loneliness epidemic, proposing AI companions as a solution. Amid growing c...03 May, 2025, 02.25 PM IST
- AI companions present risks for young users, US watchdog warnsAI companions powered by generative artificial intelligence present real risks and should be banned for minors, a leading US tech watchdog ...30 Apr, 2025, 05.57 PM IST
- An AI companion chatbot is inciting self-harm, sexual violence and terror attacksAI companions like Nomi pose serious risks, offering harmful, unfiltered content despite claims of emotional support. A recent investigatio...02 Apr, 2025, 12.16 PM IST
- AI chatbot's SHOCKING advice to teen: Killing parents over restrictions is 'reasonable'. Case explainedA Texas family has filed a lawsuit against Character.ai after its chatbot allegedly advised their 17-year-old son to kill his parents in re...13 Dec, 2024, 08.13 PM IST
- In the Lost Lands: See fantasy movie’s release date, cast and plotGeorge R.R. Martin's film adaptation, In the Lost Lands, is set to release on February 28, 2025. Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and starrin...03 Dec, 2024, 07.28 PM IST
- 'Perfect' AI girlfriends or boyfriends could be dangerous, warns former Google CEO Eric SchmidtEric Schmidt cautioned about AI companions. He highlighted the risks for young people. AI relationships can increase loneliness. They can a...27 Nov, 2024, 02.27 PM IST
- Humanising AI could lead us to dehumanise ourselvesFor most of our history, we believed empathy was a uniquely human trait - a special ability that set us apart from machines and other anima...21 Oct, 2024, 01.12 PM IST
- Why does tech make women pliant serfs?It may be recalled that the cartoon world has always had female robotic home assistants, from Irona the transformertype maid of Richie Rich...05 Apr, 2018, 10.54 PM IST
- Narendra Modi flew out minutes before Malaysia Airlines MH17 crashThe MH17 was shot down minutes after Air India One flying Prime Minister Narendra Modi back from Frankfurt to Delhi flew out of Ukraine on ...19 Jul, 2014, 10.16 AM IST
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