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AI chatbot

AI chatbots are pretty bad at dishing out health advice

The reality: chatbots do not weigh evidence or make value judgments.
The reality: chatbots do not weigh evidence or make value judgments.

The CEO chatbot era is coming

Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg is helping to train and test an animated AI version of himself to interact with his employees.
Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg is helping to train and test an animated AI version of himself to interact with his employees.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, April 22, 2026

Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz - a vital conduit for oil and gas. - on April 20.
Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz - a vital conduit for oil and gas. - on April 20.

AI chatbots give misleading medical advice 50% of the time, study finds

Researchers from the US, Canada and the UK evaluated five popular platforms by asking each of them 10 questions across five health categories.
Researchers from the US, Canada and the UK evaluated five popular platforms by asking each of them 10 questions across five health categories.

AI chatbots know more about you than you realise

AI literacy mandatory for all NTU students from August as school rolls out free Google AI tools

Students will also receive free access to a suite of premium Google AI tools.
Students will also receive free access to a suite of premium Google AI tools.

Google add mental health tools to Gemini chatbot after lawsuit

Google allegedly misused examples from publishers' textbooks to train its Gemini large language model.
Google allegedly misused examples from publishers' textbooks to train its Gemini large language model.

What US teens are doing with those role-playing chatbots

A growing number of companies offering social chatbots that can act like friends, enemies, lovers, adventurous companions, or the manifestation of a fictional or real person.
A growing number of companies offering social chatbots that can act like friends, enemies, lovers, adventurous companions, or the manifestation of a fictional or real person.

Your chatbot isn’t a therapist

AI can magnify the very thoughts we’re trying to outrun, says the reader.
AI can magnify the very thoughts we’re trying to outrun, says the reader.

Counter AI chatbot abuse by mandating user feedback channels, transparency: Experts

This comes amid a flurry of reports of AI chatbot-generated harmful content, including sexually explicit and violent imagery, as well as affirmation of suicidal tendencies.
This comes amid a flurry of reports of AI chatbot-generated harmful content, including sexually explicit and violent imagery, as well as affirmation of suicidal tendencies.

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