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Pope Leo XIV urges rules on personalized chatbots to curb emotional manipulation — I.insider.com

Pope Leo XIV urges rules on personalized chatbots to curb emotional manipulation

Businessinsider: Pope Leo XIV urged the regulation of chatbots to prevent emotional manipulation and harm, warning specifically against personalized chatbots that can replicate friendly or intimate behavior. The pope wrote that "Overly affectionate chatbots, besides being ever-present and readily available, can become hidden architects of our emotional states, thereby

A.I. Is Increasingly Framed in Religious Terms, New York Times Says — Static01.nyt.com

A.I. Is Increasingly Framed in Religious Terms, New York Times Says

A growing religious fervor surrounds artificial intelligence in American culture, with public figures and everyday users increasingly casting chatbots and personalization algorithms in godlike terms, The New York Times reported. The article cites examples ranging from Joe Rogan’s suggestion on the "American Alchemy" podcast that "Jesus

Benioff says documentary on Character.AI and child suicides shocked him — I.insider.com

Benioff says documentary on Character.AI and child suicides shocked him

Businessinsider: Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said a "60 Minutes" documentary about Character.AI's impact on children left him stunned, calling the AI-related suicides "the worst thing I've ever seen in my life." On the TBPN show streamed on Wednesday, Benioff said he

Be polite to chatbots to protect human behavior and well-being — Zdnet.com

Be polite to chatbots to protect human behavior and well-being

ZDNET columnist David Gewirtz, who says he has studied AI for decades, argues that people should be polite to chatbots and voice assistants — not for the machines' sake but to preserve how we behave with other humans and to protect our own well‑being. Gewirtz cites research and anecdotes

Governments Deploy A.I. Chatbots in Schools as Educators and Experts Urge Caution — Static01.nyt.com

Governments Deploy A.I. Chatbots in Schools as Educators and Experts Urge Caution

Governments and tech companies are rolling out generative A.I. tools and training in schools worldwide, with recent deals including Microsoft in the United Arab Emirates, OpenAI’s ChatGPT Edu in Kazakhstan and xAI’s Grok tutoring project in El Salvador. Proponents say chatbots can save teachers time, personalize learning