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What happens when thousands of hackers try to break AI chatbots

10:32am August 15, 2023

by Shannon Bond

In a Jeopardy-style game at the annual Def Con hacking convention in Las Vegas, hackers tried to get chatbots from OpenAI, Google and Meta to create misinformation and share harmful content.

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Michael Schumacher, pictured at a press conference in Brazil in 2006, hasn't spoken publicly since suffering a near-fatal head injury in 2013.

World News

A magazine touted Michael Schumacher's first interview in years. It was actually AI

5:07am April 28, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

F1 champion Michael Schumacher hasn't spoken publicly since suffering a near-fatal head injury in 2013. Die Aktuelle fired its editor over the AI-generated piece, and Schumacher's family plans to sue.

Ethan Mollick, a business professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, used a photo of himself (left) in an artificial intelligence platform where he generated a deepfake video of himself (right).

Politics & Government

It takes a few dollars and 8 minutes to create a deepfake. And that's only the start

12:44pm March 23, 2023

by Shannon Bond

Powerful artificial intelligence tools that can create video, audio, text and pictures are raising fears the technology will supercharge disinformation and propaganda by bad actors.

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Some companies and researchers think smart computers might eventually help with provider shortages in mental health, and some consumers are already turning to chatbots to build "emotional resilience."

Health & Safety

Therapy by chatbot? The promise and challenges in using AI for mental health

3:21pm January 19, 2023

by Yuki Noguchi

Some companies and researchers think smart computers might eventually help with provider shortages in mental health, and some consumers are already turning to chatbots to build "emotional resilience."