A Mother Says an AI Startup's Chatbot Drove Her Son to Suicide. Its Response: the First Amendment Protects "Speech Allegedly Resulting in Suicide"

Content warning: this story discusses suicide, self-harm, sexual abuse, eating disorders and other disturbing topics. In October of last year, a Google-backed startup called Character.AI was hit by a lawsuit…

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'An extension of a scientist's brain': Researchers explore AI to augment inspiration and imagination to revolutionize science

Scientists at US Department of Energy explore concept of an "Exocortex"It is pitched as an extension of the scientist's brain with a word-based HCIIt is uncharted territory as one member of…

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