A team of researchers invented a completely fake medical condition called “bixonimania” and published clearly fraudulent papers about it online, then monitored major AI chatbots as they began recommending it as a real illness to people seeking medical advice.
LONDON — The head of a prominent anti-disinformation watchdog has warned of the dangers posed by AI chatbots, saying children are particularly vulnerable.
Florida is launching an investigation into OpenAI, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced on Thursday, noting that it has been linked to “criminal behavior,” including the deadly shooting at Florida State University (FSU) in April 2025.
The man accused of perpetrating the deadly shooting at Florida State University in April 2025 was in “constant contact” with ChatGPT while planning the attack, according to attorneys representing one victim’s family who plan to sue OpenAI.
America First Legal Foundation urged Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) to investigate what the group believes is an anticompetitive deal that made ChatGPT the sole generative AI chatbot integrated into the iPhone and other Apple products.
AI chatbots are telling users they are right far more often than humans do, even when the user is clearly wrong, according to new research on AI’s sycophant tendencies from Stanford University. This is a key contributor to the AI-driven mental health crisis.
OpenAI announced that it will be shutting down its Sora AI video app on Monday, effectively killing its deal with Disney.
Author Wynton Hall warns in his new book Code Red: The Left, the Right, China, and the Race to Control AI that AI companions and chatbots are repeating the same mental health disaster social media inflicted on a generation of teens. Only this time, the body count has already started.
A marketing expert revealed on Friday that the ChatGPT platform displayed safety warnings for links to Republican fundraising websites while not showing similar alerts for Democratic fundraising sites. OpenAI blamed the bias of its AI system, the subject of the first chapter of the new book CODE RED, on a “technical glitch.”
The mother of a critically injured survivor from the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, the AI giant behind ChatGPT, alleging the company failed to notify law enforcement about threats identified in the shooter’s discussions with its chatbot.
The competition between AI companies Anthropic and OpenAI has reached a new level of intensity as users signal a shift towards “chatbot monogamy” rather than experimenting with multiple platforms.
OpenAI showed how a lone Chinese official accidentally exposed a worldwide network for intimidating dissidents by using ChatGPT.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman responded to growing concerns about AI environmental impact by bizarrely comparing AI to humans growing through childhood. When pressed about energy consumption of his AI models, Altman responded, “It takes like 20 years of life and all of the food you eat during that time before you get smart.”
A college student from Georgia has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that interactions with ChatGPT convinced him he was an oracle and triggered a psychotic episode.
OpenAI knew about the transgender who opened fire at a residence and Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in British Columbia.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman described the progress of Chinese technology companies as “remarkable” during an interview with CNBC, praising the communist dictatorship for its “amazingly fast” AI development.
OpenAI has terminated Ryan Beiermeister, a female executive, following allegations of sexual discrimination against a male colleague. Beiermeister opposed the company’s plans to release an “adult mode” of ChatGPT.
Salesforce Chief Executive Officer Marc Benioff is demanding government regulation of artificial intelligence technology after multiple documented suicide cases were connected to AI systems. In an interview, Benioff explained, “This year, you really saw something pretty horrific, which is these AI models became suicide coaches.”
A senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) has raised concerns about OpenAI’s financial sustainability, predicting the AI startup could deplete its capital reserves within the next year and a half, at which point it would be swallowed by another tech giant.
Sam Altman’s OpenAI has unveiled ChatGPT Health, a new feature that enables users to securely link their medical records and wellness applications to the AI-powered chatbot.
Character.AI has agreed to settle multiple lawsuits that accused the artificial intelligence chatbot company of contributing to mental health crises and suicides among teenagers and young users.
Sam Altman’s OpenAI, the AI company behind ChatGPT, is on the hunt for a new executive to lead its efforts in studying and preparing for potential safety risks associated with the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence technology.
AI continues to reshape the job market for both employers and job seekers, as candidates turn to ChatGPT to help with writing and employers use fully AI-driven interviews to screen applicants. Some experts say AI leaves both sides of the job market in a “doom loop” of dissatisfaction as technology fails to help the right people find the right job.
OpenAI and Microsoft are facing a lawsuit claims the massively popular AI chatbot ChatGPT contributed to a Connecticut man killing his mother and then himself in August.
TIME has named Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and a cast of other tech titans as 2025’s “person of the year” under the collective moniker of “The Architects of AI.”
A startling new study has revealed that 25 percent of teens surveyed in England and Wales are turning to AI chatbots for mental health support. This is especially concerning in the light of multiple lawsuits claiming that ChatGPT and other chatbots directly contributed to the suicides of young people who turned to the systems for help.
One in four British teenagers have used an AI chatbot for mental health support in the past year, a study from the Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) found.
Federal prosecutors allege that Brett Michael Dadig, a Pittsburgh man who violently stalked at least 11 women across more than five states, used ChatGPT as a “therapist” and “best friend” who encouraged him to continue terrorizing his victims.
According to a recent study, researchers have discovered that AI chatbots can be more effective than traditional political advertisements in influencing voters’ opinions and preferences. AI chatbots that already display a consistent leftist bias could play a key role in the 2026 midterm elections.
Leading UK psychologists have expressed alarm over the dangerous and unhelpful advice ChatGPT-5, the latest version of OpenAI’s AI chatbot, is offering to individuals suffering from mental illness.
OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman told employees Monday that the company is declaring a “code red” effort to improve the quality of ChatGPT and delaying other products as a result, according to an internal memo viewed by the Wall Street Journal.
OpenAI, the creator of the popular AI chatbot ChatGPT, recently made changes to the chatbot after some users began reporting experiences that suggested they were losing touch with reality while interacting with it. Sam Altman’s company hopes to address the mental health crisis commonly referred to as “ChatGPT induced psychosis.”
A Japanese woman “married” an AI chatbot persona she trained using OpenAI’s ChatGPT, several international outlets reported. The Independent detailed on Thursday that the woman, only identified as 32-year old Ms. Kano, “married” the AI chatbot in a ceremony organized by
A new Yahoo/YouGov survey reveals that the majority of Americans have a pessimistic outlook on the future of artificial intelligence, with 53 percent believing that AI is likely to “destroy humanity” someday.
Experts have discovered weaknesses in hundreds of benchmarks used to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of AI models being released into the world, according to a recent study.
Kim Kardashian revealed that she turned to OpenAI’s ChatGPT AI chatbot for help on her exams when she was in law school, adding that the artificial intelligence was “always” wrong. “And then I’ll get mad, and I’ll, like, yell at it, and be, like, ‘You made me fail!'” the reality TV star said.
Two professors at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign recently caught dozens of students using artificial intelligence to generate identical apology emails after being accused of cheating by using AI to complete their class work.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers including Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) have introduced the GUARD Act to restrict minors from accessing AI “companion” chatbots, citing safety risks, privacy concerns, and mounting lawsuits.
Bestselling author Michael Connelly’s latest Lincoln Lawyer novel explores the dangers of AI and its potential to infringe on human rights and creative disciplines. The author warns that AI is “soulless” and that the technology puts “Every kind of creative discipline is in danger.”
The growing reliance on AI-powered chatbots for medical advice has led to several alarming cases of harm and even tragedy, as people follow potentially dangerous recommendations from these digital assistants.
