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Meta ends failed celebrity AI chatbots after users ignored them

Meta has discontinued its artificial intelligence-powered celebrity chatbot, which featured images of A-list stars and social media influencers like Tom Brady, Charli D’Amelio, Mr. Beast and Paris Hilton, after it failed to generate interest a year after its release. The tech giant, which came under fire this week after AI-trained software spit out inaccurate statements […]

AI chatbots’ safeguards can be easily bypassed, say UK researchers | Chatbots

Guardrails that prevent the artificial intelligence models behind chatbots from issuing illegal, harmful or explicit responses can be circumvented with a simple technique, British government researchers have found. The UK’s AI Safety Institute (AISI) said the systems it tested were safe from jailbreaks (a term referring to text prompts designed to elicit responses that the […]

AI showdown: I put 3 chatbots to the test

As I browse 35-40 websites a day to keep up with the latest in the world of technology, I’ve noticed a common theme: drama. There’s a lot of talk about it in the world of AI right now, and of course it’s mostly humans who are driving it. While everyone from Elon Musk to the […]

Google CEO says Gemini chatbot’s ‘woke’ AI disaster ‘completely unacceptable’

Google CEO Sundar Pichai criticized the widely criticized Gemini AI chatbot’s habit of generating “woke” versions of historical figures in a scathing letter to employees. In an email, he called it “totally unacceptable.” Pichai said Google’s AI team is “working around the clock” to fix Gemini. Gemini was disabled last week after its “absurdly woke” […]

Google pauses ‘absurdly woke’ Gemini AI chatbot’s image tool after backlash over historically inaccurate pictures

Google on Thursday accused its Gemini chatbot’s image generation tool of creating “diverse” images that are not historically or factually accurate, including images of black Vikings, Native American popes, and female NHL players. The company announced it would be “temporarily suspended” after receiving widespread criticism in the media. Users called Gemini “ridiculously woke” and “unusable” […]

Air Canada ordered to refund passenger after AI chatbot’s ‘misleading’ messages

Air Canada has been ordered to refund passengers who were mistakenly promised cheaper bereavement fares by the airline’s AI chatbot. This could be a breakthrough decision as more companies use artificial intelligence to service their customers. Vancouver resident Jack Moffat asked his airline’s support chatbot if it offered bereavement fees after his grandmother passed away […]