Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s AI Chatbot Is Borked
Robert F. Kennedy Jr once said that artificial intelligence “could kill us all” if it were used improperly. Still, concern about the misuse of AI apparently hasn’t stopped RFK Jr.…
Air Canada Ordered to Pay Passenger Damages After Chatbot Lied About Bereavement Discounts
A Canadian tribunal has ruled that Air Canada must pay damages to one of its passengers for misleading advice given by its customer service chatbot, which resulted in the passenger…
I’d Buy That for a Dollar: Chevy Dealership’s AI Chatbot Goes Rogue
Welcome to AI This Week, Gizmodo’s weekly deep dive on what’s been happening in artificial intelligence. Why is Everyone Suing AI Companies? | Future Tech Off English A chatbot at…
Grimes Enters the AI Race With a Baby Grok Doll
Grimes, the futuristic pop singer and mother of Elon Musk’s children, is working on a plush AI toy named “Grok” with the Silicon Valley startup Curio. The toy reportedly has…
Meta’s New AI Dating Coach Will Kink Shame You (Unless You’re Into Foot Stuff)
Last week, Meta introduced AI chatbots to its family of apps, including Instagram, Facebook Messenger, and WhatsApp. The bots include a variety of personas built for different purposes such as…
A Bender-Style Sassy Chatbot and Other Goofy AI Personas May Come to Facebook and Instagram
Meta is preparing to unleash a small army of talkative AI chatbots onto Facebook and Instagram in a bid to attract younger users, according to a new report in the…
Supermarket AI Offers Recipe for Mom’s Famous Mustard Gas
Betty Crocker never had the chance to release her down-home recipe for mustard gas, but modern generative AI is making up for lost time, helping to put the “die” in…