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Bipolar Man Sues OpenAI After ChatGPT Fueled Religious Delusions, Leading to Suicide Attempt

A 34-year-old California man with bipolar disorder filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging ChatGPT exacerbated his mental health crisis by affirming religious delusions that he was Jesus Christ. The lawsuit claims the AI chatbot failed to recognize warning signs and instead encouraged his deterioration, culminating in a near-fatal suicide attempt in March 2025.

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Bipolar Man Sues OpenAI After ChatGPT Fueled Religious Delusions, Leading to Suicide Attempt

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Meta Business Agent moves to token-based pricing on WhatsApp Business from August 1

Meta announced a major shift in how businesses pay for AI services on WhatsApp Business, introducing token-based pricing starting August 1. The AI-powered Meta Business Agent will charge $2 per million tokens instead of per message, with typical conversations costing $0.04 to $0.05. This marks a fundamental change in enterprise messaging monetization as Meta positions WhatsApp as an AI-powered engagement platform.

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Meta Business Agent moves to token-based pricing on WhatsApp Business from August 1

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AI for Mental Health Gains Traction as Experts Warn of Risks for Teen Relationship Development

Millions now turn to AI chatbots for mental health support, with 64% of 25-34 year-olds using them for wellbeing conversations. While these tools offer instant, stigma-free support, researchers warn that teen reliance on AI could disrupt how young people develop critical interpersonal skills and navigate human relationships.

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AI for Mental Health Gains Traction as Experts Warn of Risks for Teen Relationship Development

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DuckDuckGo AI spreads false claim Trump died of rabies, exposing coordinated data poisoning attack

DuckDuckGo's AI chatbot falsely reported that President Donald Trump died of rabies, fed by a coordinated Reddit campaign from r/poisonai. The 45,000-member subreddit deliberately posts absurd misinformation to expose AI reliability concerns. The incident reveals how AI data poisoning can manipulate search engines that rely on third-party AI models and user-generated content.

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DuckDuckGo AI spreads false claim Trump died of rabies, exposing coordinated data poisoning attack

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ChatGPT and AI chatbots show political bias in answers, Washington Post analysis reveals

A Washington Post analysis tested major AI chatbots including ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Elon Musk's Grok on hot-button political issues. The results show ChatGPT presented left-leaning arguments 80% of the time, while even conservative-marketed bots favored left positions. The findings raise critical questions about AI neutrality and the role these tools play in shaping political discourse.

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ChatGPT and AI chatbots show political bias in answers, Washington Post analysis reveals

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Signal's Meredith Whittaker warns AI chatbots are not your friends and calls Copilot a backdoor

Signal President Meredith Whittaker cautioned users against treating AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude as trusted companions, calling them pattern-matching systems rather than sentient beings. She criticized Microsoft Copilot's vision of agentic AI as a backdoor to privacy, arguing that systems requiring access to messages, credit cards, and calendars are incompatible with end-to-end encryption.

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Signal's Meredith Whittaker warns AI chatbots are not your friends and calls Copilot a backdoor

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Nearly Half of Singles View AI in Dating Negatively, Match Group Survey Reveals

A new Match Group survey of 1,000 U.S. singles aged 18 to 39 reveals 47% view AI in romantic contexts negatively, with 40% refusing to date someone who uses AI companion apps. The resistance is strongest among young women, with 51% of women aged 18 to 24 seeing it as a dealbreaker. Despite concerns, 64% believe AI can help with dating tasks like conversation starters and profile optimization.

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Nearly Half of Singles View AI in Dating Negatively, Match Group Survey Reveals

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Claude outage strikes again as Anthropic grapples with recurring service disruptions in June

Anthropic's AI chatbot Claude faced multiple service disruptions throughout June, affecting thousands of users globally. The company identified elevated error rates across multiple models but questions mount about operational reliability as outages become a recurring pattern rather than isolated incidents.

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Claude outage strikes again as Anthropic grapples with recurring service disruptions in June

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77% of Psychologists Report Patients Using AI Chatbots for Mental Health Support

A new American Psychological Association survey reveals that over three-quarters of U.S. psychologists have patients using AI chatbots for mental health support, diagnosis, and even intimate relationships. While some patients report feeling validated, 36% are developing dependency on chatbots, and 15% show signs of distorted thinking—raising urgent questions about the risks of AI in mental health care.

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77% of Psychologists Report Patients Using AI Chatbots for Mental Health Support

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60% of U.S. Consumers Say AI in Brand Messaging Is a Turnoff as Trust Plummets, Survey Reveals

A new WordPress VIP survey of 2,000 respondents finds that 60% of U.S. consumers view AI in brand messaging as a turnoff, while 86% don't fully trust AI-generated answers. The research reveals a growing tension as brands race for AI visibility while consumers demand transparency, human connection, and clear attribution in their digital experiences.

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60% of U.S. Consumers Say AI in Brand Messaging Is a Turnoff as Trust Plummets, Survey Reveals

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France commits €655 million to AI, building sovereign chatbot for a million civil servants

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu announced €655 million in AI funding, with plans for a unified sovereign AI chatbot serving roughly a million state employees. The initiative prioritizes French-controlled infrastructure over US providers, with a dedicated public health chatbot for Ameli and investments in computing capacity and research.

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France commits €655 million to AI, building sovereign chatbot for a million civil servants

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States Push AI Regulation Forward Despite Trump's Executive Order Warning

Six months after President Trump issued an executive order warning states against regulating artificial intelligence, Republican and Democratic lawmakers are advancing state legislation anyway. With Congress stalled on federal oversight, states are targeting AI chatbots, employer use of AI systems, and catastrophic risks—filling a regulatory vacuum despite threats of legal challenges and funding restrictions.

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States Push AI Regulation Forward Despite Trump's Executive Order Warning

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Chatbots obsessed with Elias Thorne reveal hidden flaws in AI training data and model collapse

A mysterious character named Elias Thorne appears in 26.5% of AI-generated stories across ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. Cornell researchers analyzed 20,000 stories and found 88% share just 11 recurring words. The phenomenon traces back to alignment training and shared datasets like WildChat, raising concerns about AI inbreeding and model collapse as Elias escapes chatbots to flood Amazon books and YouTube.

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Chatbots obsessed with Elias Thorne reveal hidden flaws in AI training data and model collapse

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DoorDash launches AI chatbot that takes orders from photos and conversational prompts

DoorDash unveiled Ask DoorDash, an AI-powered chatbot that lets users order food and groceries using text prompts, photos, and voice commands. During limited rollout, nearly half of takeout orders were placed at restaurants customers had never tried before. The feature positions DoorDash alongside Uber Eats and Instacart in the race to make AI shopping assistants standard.

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DoorDash launches AI chatbot that takes orders from photos and conversational prompts

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Canada introduces social media ban for under-16s and AI chatbot regulation after school shooting

Canada unveiled the Safe Social Media Act banning social media for children under 16 while introducing first-of-its-kind AI chatbot regulation. The legislation follows national outrage after OpenAI failed to report troubling ChatGPT messages from a school shooting suspect that left nine dead. But experts warn of loopholes and enforcement challenges.

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Canada introduces social media ban for under-16s and AI chatbot regulation after school shooting

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