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Churches are deploying AI-powered chatbots that let users “text with Jesus,” tailor spiritual guidance, and engage with faith-based characters. What do you think? “An intermediary between…

Llama 3 is a large language model owned by tech firm Meta.Credit: MauriceNorbert/AlamyArtificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are worse at retrieving accurate information and reasoning when trained…

AI’s inclination to be helpful affects many of the tasks that researchers use LLMs for.Credit: Smith Collection/Gado/GettyArtificial intelligence (AI) models are 50% more sycophantic than humans,…

Meta-owned chat app WhatsApp changed its business API policy this week to ban general-purpose chatbots from its platform. The move will likely affect WhatsApp-based assistants of…

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a landmark bill on Monday that regulates AI companion chatbots, making it the first state in the nation to require AI…

When Georgia State University professor G. Sue Kasun taught a new course this summer, she used generative artificial intelligence to help her brainstorm. Kasun, a professor…

In brief In an experiment, 38 generative AI models engaged in strategic lying in a “Secret Agenda” game. Sparse autoencoder tools missed the deception, but worked…

In brief Authors Yudkowsky and Soares warn that AI superintelligence will make humans extinct. Critics say extinction talk overshadows real harms like bias, layoffs, and disinformation.…

At this point, most people know that chatbots are capable of hallucinating responses, making up sources, and spitting out misinformation. But chatbots can lie in more…

Chatbots give positive, human-like responses to prompts from users.Credit: Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via GettyAccounts of people developing psychosis — which renders them unable to distinguish between what…