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OpenAI is continuously improving its ChatGPT chatbot with new AI models to benefit its 400 million users, but recent studies with MIT Media Lab have shown a link between increased chatbot usage and feelings of loneliness. OpenAI's study involved over 40 million interactions, while MIT observed 1,000 participants over 28 days, finding that personal conversations and emotional dependence on ChatGPT could lead to loneliness. Despite some users viewing ChatGPT as a friend, OpenAI aims to...

Generative AI chatbots often make mistakes known as hallucinations, where they make up information. Researchers are not optimistic about quick advancements in AI technology, as improving accuracy and reliability remains a challenge. Despite progress, concerns about factuality and trustworthiness persist in generative AI models, with doubts about solving these issues soon. Awareness of AI limitations is crucial for users to properly navigate the technology. Full Article

Meta is attempting to silence Sarah Wynn-Williams, author of "Careless People," through a gag order based on a nondisparagement agreement she signed upon leaving the company. Wynn-Williams has filed an emergency motion to dismiss the gag order, citing interest from US Congress, UK Parliament, and EU Parliament in her memoir, which raises concerns about Meta's actions including its ties to the Chinese Communist Party. Despite pushback from Meta insiders on the accuracy of her book,...

Menlo Security's report reveals a significant increase in browser-based phishing attacks and zero-hour phishing attacks, driven by factors such as browser reliance, zero-day vulnerabilities, advanced phishing tools, and generative AI adoption. Criminals are leveraging AI to create realistic phishing websites and automate targeted attacks, with fake AI sites also distributing infected files on mobile devices. The rise of AI-driven cyber fraud poses a challenge in distinguishing between legitimate and malicious sites, emphasizing the importance of...

For all of the money and clout Meta has, it can't stop the triennial emergence of a whistleblower revealing how awful its leadership is. Careless People, the tell-all memoir from former staffer Sarah Wynn-Williams, dishes dirt on Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg, and Joel Kaplan, despite Meta's attempts to suppress it. The book's eye-watering details, including Zuckerberg's wild demands and Kaplan's alleged ignorance and harassment, highlight the company's indifference to harms it creates, with many unsurprised...

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