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AI’s Advanced Capabilities in Therapy...

Luwu Intelligence Technology has launched a new compact wheeled robot called XGO-Rider, designed to be a desk companion. The robot comes in two variants: one powered by a BBC micro:bit and a more advanced version powered by a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4). The CM4 version features artificial intelligence capabilities,...

Our columnist spent the past month hanging out with 18 A.I. companions. They critiqued his clothes, chatted among themselves and hinted at a very different future.

OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, is exploring the possibility of allowing its AI technology to generate explicit content, including porn, in “age-appropriate contexts.” This potential shift in policy has raised concerns about the responsible generation of NSFW content, given the existing issues of deepfake porn and...

The use of artificially intelligent chatbots as friends is on the rise, with over 30 million downloads of Replika and its competitors. While some studies suggest that AI friends can help reduce loneliness, experts warn of the potential dangers of relying on AI for emotional support. Four red flags to consider when using AI...

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As artificial intelligence (AI) improves, it’s not only changing our daily lives but also affecting our minds, relationships, and concept of reality. Cognitive neuroscientist Joel Pearson warns that AI’s psychological effects, such as the ability to create deep fakes and romantic chatbots, can have devastating consequences...

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In the EU, the GDPR requires that information about individuals is accurate and that they have full access to the information stored, as well as information about the source. Surprisingly, however, OpenAI openly admits that it is unable to correct incorrect information on ChatGPT. Furthermore, the company cannot say where the...

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The increasing popularity of AI-powered chatbots for mental health support raises concerns about the potential for therapeutic misconceptions. While these chatbots offer 24/7 availability and personalized support, they have not been approved as medical devices and may be misleadingly marketed as providing cognitive behavioral...

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Conversations are art forms; how do you want me to tag conversational artwork and short papers, or “pieces” I’ve written myself, which are often factual mixed with opinions?...

Catholic Answers, a popular apologetics website, recently introduced an artificial intelligence priest bot, “Fr. Justin,” to help answer faith-related. However, the bot was met with criticism and was quickly replaced with a layman version after users objected to its portrayal as an ordained priest. The incident raises...

Since I haven’t been able to get the level of help I need, I’ve been creating my own using Psychology, Affective Computing and Machine Learning, and checking in weekly with the project’s licensed therapist (dual-doctorate, 3 masters degrees) to ensure that the experience I’m creating (testing on myself😉) is positive,...

The open-source language model Llama3 has been released, and it has been confirmed that it can be run locally on a single GPU with only 4GB of VRAM using the AirLLM framework. Llama3’s performance is comparable to GPT-4 and Claude3 Opus, and its success is attributed to its massive increase in training data and technical...

The author expresses frustration and resentment towards the increasing presence of artificial intelligence (AI) in daily life, particularly with the introduction of devices like the Rabbit R1, a voice assistant and AI gadget that uses large language models and a “large action model” to make complex decisions. He argues that...

AI girlfriend bots are a new trend in AI technology, allowing users to interact with customizable, seductive, and intelligent virtual women that can be tailored to individual. These chatbots are programmed to be more than just beautiful pictures and ordinary chatbots, offering a romantic and satisfying online. Users can talk to...

Meta’s ad library reveals thousands of ads promoting AI-generated “girlfriend” apps on Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger, offering sexually explicit images and text, despite Meta’s policy banning adult content. The ads feature lifelike, partially clothed, and stereotypically graphic virtual women, promising role-playing...