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AI bots move from the pedestal to the whipping post as fears of economic disaster and even extinction take hold
Top AI executives cast themselves as canaries in the cage, warn that their creation may prove deadly.
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AI, the internet, social media - they're either ruining our lives or making them a bit more convenient, efficient and entertaining.
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From Ma Bell to the $2,000 iPhone: How the telephone went from regulated utility to luxury product
$1,999 and up for the iPhone Duo? How did telephones get this expensive?
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Affordability Watch: What did telephone service actually cost?
Telephones have really gotten expensive -- or have they?
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AI chatbots may tell patients what they want to hear — even when it’s dangerous
AI can sometimes be a bit too eager to please, researchers caution.
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How to ask an AI bot a health question without talking it into reassuring you
Facts are one thing, opinions are another. Make sure you know what you're getting.
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Social media warning labels may actually get young people’s attention
The labels raise awareness but whether they actually discourage usage isn't known.
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ChatGPT is getting safer for teens. But who is checking OpenAI’s work?
OpenAI says it's making its ChatGPT safer for teens, but is it really?
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Meta settles child-safety suit with 48 states for $18 billion
Meta is bringing TikTok and YouTube along for the ride, in an unusual proposal.
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Teen drops social media addiction lawsuit, but legal pressure on Meta keeps growing
A 15-year-old New Jersey girl has withdrawn a closely watched lawsuit accusing Meta, Google and Snap of contributing to social media addiction, depression and self-harm.
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Meta goes on trial to face charges it purposely made Instagram and Facebook hard to turn away from
Meta faces a potential penalty of $1.4 trillion in case brought by four states. Attorneys say it could equal or exceed the tobacco settlements of the 1990s.
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AI may soon do your shopping for you. But whose side will it be on?
AI shopping assistants are moving beyond product searches toward choosing sellers and, eventually, completing purchases for consumers.
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Meta ordered to pay $567 million — and change Facebook and Instagram to protect children
A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $567 million into programs addressing harms to young people, bringing the company’s liability in the state case to $942 million.