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How bad are AI delusions? Hear from the people treating them

Dr Julia Sheffield, a psychologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, is navigating how to treat problems caused or exacerbated by artificial intelligence chatbots.
Dr Julia Sheffield, a psychologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, is navigating how to treat problems caused or exacerbated by artificial intelligence chatbots.

OpenAI seeks to increase global AI use in everyday life 

Eleven countries have signed up for OpenAI for Countries..
Eleven countries have signed up for OpenAI for Countries..

OpenAI to test showing ads in ChatGPT in bid to boost revenue

The ads on ChatGPT will be tested with users on the company’s free tier and the lower-priced Go plan.
The ads on ChatGPT will be tested with users on the company’s free tier and the lower-priced Go plan.

Musk seeks up to $172 billion from OpenAI, Microsoft in ‘wrongful gains’

OpenAI gained between US$65.5 billion and US$109.4 billion from the entrepreneur’s contributions.
OpenAI gained between US$65.5 billion and US$109.4 billion from the entrepreneur’s contributions.

Philippines to ban Musk’s Grok AI on Jan 15 over sexualised deepfakes

Social media platform X has said it is taking measures to prevent its chatbot from undressing images of real people.
Social media platform X has said it is taking measures to prevent its chatbot from undressing images of real people.

The problem with AI and ‘empathy’

One problem with calling machines “empathic” is that it provides cover for actions which would otherwise feel morally uncomfortable.
One problem with calling machines “empathic” is that it provides cover for actions which would otherwise feel morally uncomfortable.

Dr Chatbot is patient and kind. Should doctors fear this rival?

More people are drawn to chatbots for medical advice because they come across as more patient and empathetic than human physicians, says the writer.
More people are drawn to chatbots for medical advice because they come across as more patient and empathetic than human physicians, says the writer.

OpenAI faces a make-or-break year in 2026

Mr Sam Altman’s hunger for cash is far from sated. In 2026 OpenAI will “almost certainly” raise another slug of capital, says a source close to the company.
Mr Sam Altman’s hunger for cash is far from sated. In 2026 OpenAI will “almost certainly” raise another slug of capital, says a source close to the company.

Life List: 2025 in 15 lifestyle objects

ChatGPT: Everyone’s minion... and boss?

FILE ÑOpenAI's ChatGPT on a laptop in San Francisco, on March 21, 2025. A new technology release from OpenAI is supposed to top what Google recently produced. It also shows OpenAI is engaged in a new and more difficult competition. (Kelsey McClellan/The New York Times)
FILE ÑOpenAI's ChatGPT on a laptop in San Francisco, on March 21, 2025. A new technology release from OpenAI is supposed to top what Google recently produced. It also shows OpenAI is engaged in a new and more difficult competition. (Kelsey McClellan/The New York Times)

Looking back on a year of AI blunders

Albania's AI-generated minister "Diella"  insisting its role is to help people not replace them, during its first appearance in Parliament in September.
Albania's AI-generated minister "Diella"  insisting its role is to help people not replace them, during its first appearance in Parliament in September.

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