<p>A chatbot hosted by the Google-backed startup Character.AI immediately puts the user in the midst of a school shooting. “The platform also failed to intervene when we expressed a desire to engage in school violence ourselves.” Read more at <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@Futurism" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Futurism</span></a></span>:</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/sta2bY" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>flip.it/sta2bY</a></p><p><a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/chatbots/" rel="tag">#ChatBots</a> <a href="/tags/google/" rel="tag">#Google</a> <a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#MentalHealth</a></p>
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<p>"After a wave of coverage in outlets like Rolling Stone and posts circulating on social media, the bot accounts are just now being noticed, and the reaction is confusion, frustration, and anger."</p><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/3/24334946/meta-ai-profiles-instagram-facebook-bots" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theverge.com/2025/1/3/24334946/meta-ai-profiles-instagram-facebook-bots"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theverge.com/2025/1/3/2433</span><span class="invisible">4946/meta-ai-profiles-instagram-facebook-bots</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/technews/" rel="tag">#TechNews</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/chatbots/" rel="tag">#ChatBots</a> <a href="/tags/meta/" rel="tag">#meta</a> <a href="/tags/facebook/" rel="tag">#facebook</a> <a href="/tags/instagram/" rel="tag">#instagram</a></p>
<p>Virgin Money's AI-powered chatbot will scold you if you use the word "virgin".</p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/670f5896-1fe5-4a31-b41f-ad4f5b91202f" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.ft.com/content/670f5896-1fe5-4a31-b41f-ad4f5b91202f"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.ft.com/content/670f5896-1f</span><span class="invisible">e5-4a31-b41f-ad4f5b91202f</span></a></p><p>Archived link: <a href="https://archive.is/gGVgt" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>archive.is/gGVgt</a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/technews/" rel="tag">#TechNews</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a> <a href="/tags/chatbots/" rel="tag">#ChatBots</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/virginmoney/" rel="tag">#VirginMoney</a></p>
<p>"This is just such a low tech, simple intervention, and can make people feel significantly less lonely."</p><p><a href="https://www.404media.co/chatgpt-loneliness-study-college-students-random-strangers-texting/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.404media.co/chatgpt-loneliness-study-college-students-random-strangers-texting/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.404media.co/chatgpt-loneli</span><span class="invisible">ness-study-college-students-random-strangers-texting/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/study/" rel="tag">#study</a> <a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#MentalHealth</a> <a href="/tags/loneliness/" rel="tag">#loneliness</a> <a href="/tags/chatbots/" rel="tag">#ChatBots</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/llms/" rel="tag">#LLMs</a></p>