You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Dartmouth College is developing a new student-facing AI-powered chatbot to improve mental health and ...
A version of this essay first appeared on the website of the U.S. PIRG Education Fund. With the rise of ChatGPT and social media companies like Snapchat and Instagram integrating AI chatbots into ...
As chatbots like ChatGPT and Character.AI face scrutiny, companies and lawmakers push for stronger mental health protections and age rules. Thuyen Ngo/Unsplash Psychosis, mania and depression are ...
Dr. McBain studies policies and technologies that serve vulnerable populations. On any given night, countless teenagers confide in artificial intelligence chatbots — sharing their loneliness, anxiety ...
How are people using AI for therapy? A growing number are sharing their anxieties, frustrations, and darkest thoughts with AI chatbots, seeking advice, comfort, and validation from a sympathetic ...
OpenAI is reducing undesirable behavior in its chatbot. It saw a 65% reduction in unsatisfactory responses. The updates aim not to encourage users in crisis. After calls to publicly demonstrate how ...
People are reporting psychotic breaks after chatting with A.I. bots. Experts say companies must build guardrails to protect mental health. Users say human-like A.I. chatbots can worsen delusions and ...
O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her ...