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Photo: Lazy_Bear / Getty Images The Strange Case of Elias Thorne, the Imaginary Man AI Chatbots Are Obsessed With
Elias Thorne is a weird quirk of the system, but also a symbol of just how hollow and deeply unoriginal chatbots can be.
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Photo: Ben Welsh / Getty Images Is Gen Alpha Learning Anything in School, or Just Using AI for Everything?
This probably won’t cause any major issues.
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Photo: Eugene Mymrin / Getty Images Researchers Tried to Get AI Chatbots High. The Results Were Predictably Stupid.
AI can convincingly talk about being in a psychedelically induced altered state, but it cannot be there for you when you’re in one.
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Credit: idal via Getty Images NYC’s New Mayor Is Killing the City’s Faulty, Sketchy Chatbot
So long, MyCity Chatbot. May you suck less in the afterlife than you did during your brief time among us.
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Photo: The Good Brigade / Getty Images Teens Are Choosing AI Chatbots Over Actual Friends
AI hasn’t just woven itself into kids’ lives in record time; it’s directly influencing their upbringing.
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Photo: Donald Iain Smith / Getty Images 4 ER Horror Stories From People Who Asked AI for Medical Advice
No, ChatGPT doesn’t know why it’s burning like that.
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