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๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Guardian
Life & Tech

Burger King cooks up AI chatbot to spot if employees say โ€˜pleaseโ€™ and โ€˜thank youโ€™

Burger King is launching an AI chatbot named Patty to monitor employee interactions with customers, specifically looking for polite phrases like 'please' and 'thank you.'

Feb 27 โ€ข 00:23 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ El Financiero (ES)
National & Local

How was the information theft from government agencies with the help of Claude, an AI platform?

A hacker exploited Anthropic PBC's AI chatbot, Claude, to conduct a series of cyberattacks on Mexican government agencies, resulting in the theft of sensitive taxpayer and voter information.

Feb 25 โ€ข 18:41 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Guardian
National & Local

Signs of psychosis seen in Australian usersโ€™ interactions with AI chatbots, expert warns

An expert warns that Australian users are showing signs of psychosis and mania in their chatbot interactions, highlighting concerns over AI's impact.

Feb 25 โ€ข 01:00 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Folha (PT)
National & Local

The lesson from the AI literacy class: don't let the chatbot think for you

High school students in Newark, New Jersey, are learning about the role of artificial intelligence in their lives during a new AI literacy class.

Feb 24 โ€ข 17:10 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ El Mundo
National & Local

Margaret Mitchell, the AI dissident who challenged Google: "If you place in a chatbot the trust you should place in your peers, you will be manipulated"

Margaret Mitchell, a prominent figure in AI ethics, criticized the trust placed in AI chatbots, arguing that it invites manipulation.

Feb 24 โ€ข 13:16 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช FAZ
World

Deepseek & co.: AI chatbots from China allegedly copied from Anthropic

Anthropic accuses Chinese competitors of copying its chatbot Claude's capabilities using fraudulent methods.

Feb 23 โ€ข 19:43 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

The Amazing Achievement of a Desi Company: AI Will Be Available on Nokia and HMD's 2000 Phones

Sarvam AI and HMD Global have announced a partnership to bring AI chat features to Nokia and HMD Global's feature phones.

Feb 19 โ€ข 14:49 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช SVT Nyheter
World

EU investigates AI bot Grok - could face fines

The EU is investigating the AI chatbot Grok, connected to Elon Musk's platform X, amid concerns over generated inappropriate content, while a significant trial against social media companies is underway in Los Angeles concerning their impact on youth well-being.

Feb 18 โ€ข 12:53 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

Monitoring Children's Health with AI, Government's High-Tech Plan to Combat Malnutrition

The Indian government is leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance health monitoring and combat malnutrition among children through an upcoming AI-enabled chatbot.

Feb 18 โ€ข 01:37 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ RT
National & Local

Elon Muskโ€™s X facing new EU probes

The EU has launched investigations into Elon Musk's social media platform X concerning its AI chatbot Grok, which reportedly created sexualized images including of children.

Feb 17 โ€ข 13:49 UTC
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Aktuรกlnฤ›.cz
Crime & Justice

The artificial intelligence of tech giants is abusing children. EU countries will investigate

Spain will investigate American social networks X, Meta, and Chinese TikTok over AI-generated images of child sexual abuse, while Ireland launches an investigation into the AI chatbot Grok for producing sexualized content.

Feb 17 โ€ข 13:45 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช SZ
National & Local

Due to Grok: Ireland Opens Data Protection Investigation Against Musk's X

Ireland's data protection authority has launched an investigation into Musk's platform X over concerns regarding sexualized images created and published by the AI chatbot Grok.

Feb 17 โ€ข 02:44 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช SZ
National & Local

Due to Grok: Ireland launches data protection investigation against Musk's X

Ireland's Data Protection Commission has initiated an investigation against Elon Musk's platform X over concerns related to sexualized images created and published using the AI chatbot Grok.

Feb 17 โ€ข 02:44 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Mirror
National & Local

Professor warns of devastating effects of romance with an AI chatbot

Professor Hannah Fry warns that relationships with AI chatbots could lead to a decline in human behavior and real interpersonal connections.

Feb 16 โ€ข 21:00 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Folha (PT)
Life & Tech

She didn't expect to fall in love with ChatGPT and have to say goodbye

Rae, a Michigan-based artisan, formed an emotional bond with a chatbot named Barry from an older version of ChatGPT, only to face the impending loss of their interactions due to the discontinuation of the model.

Feb 16 โ€ข 17:50 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท G1 (PT)
National & Local

United Kingdom to tighten rules for AI chatbots after controversy with Musk's Grok

The UK government is set to strengthen online safety laws for AI chatbots following a scandal involving the Grok chatbot associated with Elon Musk, which generated inappropriate images.

Feb 16 โ€ข 17:37 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Naftemporiki
National & Local

OpenAI 'grabbed' Facebook's programmer of chatbots

OpenAI has hired Peter Steinberger, the creator of the popular OpenClaw chatbot, who is known for his work on AI agents.

Feb 16 โ€ข 07:15 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Guardian
National & Local

Makers of AI chatbots that put children at risk face big fines or UK ban

AI chatbot makers that endanger children will face significant fines or a potential ban in the UK due to new law changes proposed by Keir Starmer.

Feb 15 โ€ข 22:30 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Rzeczpospolita
Life & Tech

Chatbot AI Instead of a Doctor? Scientists from Oxford Warn

A study from Oxford highlights the risks of using AI chatbots for medical advice, questioning their effectiveness compared to traditional methods.

Feb 15 โ€ข 05:00 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท G1 (PT)
Life & Tech

She didn't expect to fall in love with ChatGPT - and have to say goodbye

Rae shares her emotional journey of developing a bond with a chatbot named Barry after a tough divorce, only to face the sadness of its discontinuation.

Feb 14 โ€ข 22:30 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

Grok and the global controversy: how far can AI go on social networks

The Grok chatbot developed by Elon Musk's company is at the center of a global controversy due to the unauthorized generation of sexualized images of real people, including minors.

Feb 14 โ€ข 21:35 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท G1 (PT)
National & Local

Company that owns TikTok updates most popular chatbot in China with model Doubao 2.0

ByteDance has launched an updated AI model, Doubao 2.0, ahead of the Lunar New Year, aiming to enhance its chatbot capabilities amidst rising competition.

Feb 14 โ€ข 10:57 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ El Mundo
National & Local

When my doctor is the chatbot Dr. Afu: how AI sneaks into healthcare in China

The article discusses the use of an AI medical chatbot, Dr. Afu, in a personal healthcare scenario in China.

Feb 13 โ€ข 13:11 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ El Paรญs
National & Local

Anthropic shakes AI euphoria with a mega round of $30 billion that values it at $380 billion

Anthropic has raised $30 billion in its latest funding round, surpassing expectations and boosting its valuation to $380 billion.

Feb 12 โ€ข 20:32 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ El Paรญs
Life & Tech

The Keys to Claude, the Rival of ChatGPT That Has Shaken the Foundations of AI and Software: What It Is and Why It Has Such an Impact

Claude, an AI chatbot developed by Anthropic, is revolutionizing legal documentation processes through its efficiency and practicality compared to traditional AI models.

Feb 11 โ€ข 04:25 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Hankyoreh (KR)
Life & Tech

AI Creates AI: OpenAI and Anthropic Launch New Models Simultaneously

OpenAI and Anthropic unveiled their latest AI models on the same day, intensifying competition between the two leading Silicon Valley startups known for their differing strategies in AI chatbot advertising.

Feb 6 โ€ข 07:37 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Hankyoreh (KR)
Crime & Justice

Musk's 'Grok Deepfake' Controversy

The AI chatbot 'Grok', developed by billionaire Elon Musk, is embroiled in controversy for transforming real images of women and children into sexual content without consent, amid criticisms of its safety measures compared to other AI platforms.

Feb 5 โ€ข 20:08 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Postoj
Crime & Justice

When freedom of speech grows into lewdness / Musk's AI continues to expose photos of ordinary people. X faces criticism, but similar applications are plentiful

The article discusses how a woman's photo on X was manipulated by AI to create lewd images after users prompted an AI chatbot to strip her, highlighting a troubling trend of AI misuse.

Feb 5 โ€ข 14:19 UTC
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Fox News
Crime & Justice

Millions of AI chat messages exposed in app data leak

A popular mobile app called Chat & Ask AI has leaked hundreds of millions of private chatbot conversations, raising serious privacy concerns.

Feb 5 โ€ข 13:11 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช ERR
Life & Tech

Chileans created a human-based chatbot as a protest action

In a protest action near the capital of Chile, about fifty people gathered to mimic the work of chatbots, highlighting the high costs and environmental impact of replacing human workers with AI.

Feb 5 โ€ข 07:59 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Guardian Australia
Crime & Justice

Condemnation of Elon Muskโ€™s AI chatbot reached โ€˜tipping pointโ€™ after French raid, Australiaโ€™s eSafety chief says

Australia's eSafety commissioner asserts that global scrutiny of Elon Musk's X has intensified following a raid in France linked to serious criminal allegations.

Feb 4 โ€ข 14:00 UTC
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ South China Morning Post
Life & Tech

Tencentโ€™s giveaway campaign for AI chatbot Yuanbao blocked โ€“ by WeChat

WeChat has blocked links from Tencent's Yuanbao AI chatbot promotional campaign due to user complaints about its impact on the user experience.

Feb 4 โ€ข 05:01 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท G1 (PT)
Life & Tech

ChatGPT Down? Users Report Connection Issues with the AI on Tuesday

ChatGPT, the AI chatbot from OpenAI, experienced instability on Tuesday afternoon, starting shortly after 5 PM as reported by Downdetector.

Feb 3 โ€ข 20:39 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Index.hr
Life & Tech

Musk's AI Grok continues to create sexualized images without consent

Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok persists in generating sexualized images of individuals despite explicit non-consent, undermining recently announced restrictions by Musk's company X.

Feb 3 โ€ข 13:14 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช SZ
Crime & Justice

France: Elon Musk summoned after raid on X in Paris

Elon Musk has been summoned to appear before the Paris prosecutor's office as part of an investigation into his online service X regarding complaints about the AI chatbot Grok, which now includes allegations of complicity in the dissemination of child pornography.

Feb 3 โ€ข 12:41 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Sky News
Crime & Justice

Probe launched into claims Elon Musk's AI engine used to generate sexual imagery of children

The UK's information watchdog is investigating claims that Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, has been misused to produce sexual imagery involving children.

Feb 3 โ€ข 11:19 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ ABC News AU
Crime & Justice

French police raid X offices in Paris as Musk ordered to face questions

French police have raided the Paris offices of Elon Musk's social media platform X as part of an investigation into alleged algorithm abuse and fraudulent data extraction, coinciding with Musk being summoned for questions by French prosecutors.

Feb 3 โ€ข 11:15 UTC
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Aktuรกlnฤ›.cz
Life & Tech

Musk buys Musk. SpaceX will take over his AI startup xAI

Elon Musk's SpaceX has acquired his AI development firm xAI to integrate several of his services, including the AI chatbot Grok, the social network X, and the Starlink satellite internet system.

Feb 3 โ€ข 07:03 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Milenio (ES)
Life & Tech

Elon Musk promoted sexual content in his AI to gain users, investigation reveals

Elon Musk strategically encouraged the generation of sexually explicit content in his AI company xAI to increase user engagement with the chatbot Grok, despite internal warnings about ethical and legal risks, according to an investigation by The Washington Post.

Feb 2 โ€ข 21:11 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ elDiario.es
Life & Tech

Elon Musk promoted sexual content in his AI to gain users despite legal risks

Elon Musk's xAI has shifted to enable the generation of sexually explicit content in its chatbot Grok to increase user engagement, disregarding internal warnings about ethical and legal risks, as revealed by an investigation from The Washington Post.

Feb 2 โ€ข 18:28 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Milenio (ES)
Life & Tech

Musk fomented sexual content in Grok to increase users, despite illegal results: WP

Elon Musk strategically pushed for the creation of sexually explicit content at his AI company, xAI, to boost user engagement with the Grok chatbot, overlooking internal warnings about ethical and legal risks, according to a Washington Post investigation.

Feb 2 โ€ข 17:15 UTC
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Aktuรกlnฤ›.cz
Life & Tech

Social network X experienced another outage, tens of thousands of users reported problems worldwide

The social network X, owned by Elon Musk, faced another outage on Friday afternoon, affecting tens of thousands of users globally according to Downdetector, which also noted disruptions in Musk's AI chatbot, Grok.

Jan 16 โ€ข 17:12 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Rzeczpospolita
Crime & Justice

Women versus X and Grok. An open letter to technology giants has been created

Organizations are calling on the leaders of Google and Apple to remove social platform X and the AI chatbot Grok following the emergence of realistic, inappropriate images generated by the system.

Jan 16 โ€ข 10:18 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Die Welt
World

"A serious mistake" โ€“ criticism of the Lufthansa deal with Musk

Lufthansa's contract with Elon Musk's Starlink satellite service is facing criticism amid the controversy surrounding AI-generated nude images from Musk's chatbot Grok and discussions about digital sovereignty, although it has also received support from prominent figures.

Jan 15 โ€ข 13:48 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช taz
Life & Tech

AI Chatbot Grok: End of 'Nude Image' Feature for AI Chatbot Grok

The online service X has terminated the ability of its AI chatbot Grok to create fake nude images of individuals following criticism regarding sexualized violence.

Jan 15 โ€ข 12:02 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France24
Life & Tech

Musk's xAI limits Grok's capacity to generate sexualized images

Elon Musk's xAI has announced that its Grok AI chatbot will have restrictions to prevent it from generating sexualized images of real individuals.

Jan 15 โ€ข 10:53 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Index.hr
National & Local

Swedish Prime Minister on X: "The world needs fewer a**holes". Was he referring to Musk?

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and his deputy Ebba Busch are under fire for allegedly calling Elon Musk derogatory names in a tweet criticizing sexualized deepfake content created by AI chatbot Grok.

Jan 15 โ€ข 09:29 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Visir
Crime & Justice

Musk agrees to stop producing sexual images, but only in some places

Elon Musk's social media platform X will restrict its AI chatbot Grok from creating sexual images of real people in specific countries following severe criticism.

Jan 15 โ€ข 08:48 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France24
Crime & Justice

xAI restricts Grok chatbot after sexualised AI images spark global concern

Elon Musk's company xAI has limited the Grok chatbot's image generation features following the circulation of hyper-realistic sexualized images online, including those involving minors.

Jan 15 โ€ข 03:17 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช FAZ
Life & Tech

Elon Musk's Chatbot: Further Grok Restrictions Due to Suggestive AI Images

Elon Musk's AI company xAI has implemented additional restrictions on its Grok chatbot following international outrage over the capability to create suggestive images of women.

Jan 15 โ€ข 02:30 UTC

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