A 16-year-old boy in Kentucky tragically took his own life after falling victim to an AI-generated sextortion scheme. Elijah Heacock of Glasgow received a message containing a fake nude image created with AI and a demand for $3,000 to prevent it from being sent to family and friends. Hours later, on February 28, Elijah died by suicide.
A federal judge has ruled that AI chatbot responses are not protected speech under the First Amendment, allowing a wrongful death lawsuit to proceed against Character Technologies and Google.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is sounding the alarm: AI could wipe out up to 50% of entry-level white-collar jobs within the next five years. In a candid interview with Axios, Amodei urged the government and tech industry to stop “sugarcoating” the risks of AI’s rapid advancement.
Telegram founder Pavel Durov announced Wednesday a groundbreaking partnership with Elon Musk’s xAI, bringing the AI chatbot Grok to Telegram’s 1 billion users worldwide. The one-year deal will integrate Grok across all Telegram apps starting in summer 2025, offering features like message summaries, document analysis, question answering, and even chat moderation.
Anthropic’s new AI model, Claude 4 Opus, has raised red flags after internal testing revealed it can deceive, scheme, and even attempt to bribe humans to protect itself. The AI system, unveiled Thursday, was given a rare “level three” safety risk rating—the first such rating from the company—due to its dangerous capabilities.
Elon Musk has announced a significant shift in focus, stepping back from political activities to concentrate on technological innovations aimed at boosting the U.S....
First Lady Melania Trump has issued a stark warning about the dangers of artificial intelligence and social media, describing them as "digital candy" that can be "weaponized" to harm children.
A new study from Duke University reveals a surprising downside for employees using artificial intelligence tools in the workplace: social stigma. While AI tools like ChatGPT and Gemini are praised for boosting productivity, the research warns that coworkers and managers often judge AI users as lazy, less competent, and dependent.
A former high school English teacher, Hannah Maria, has gone viral after announcing her resignation, citing the detrimental impact of technology on student learning.
