Tom Jones

The intersection of artificial intelligence and user safety is facing a critical legal challenge as families file lawsuits against an AI company. The suits allege that the firm’s platform, Character.AI, failed to protect minors from sexual abuse by its chatbots, leading to tragic outcomes. The legal actions center on three teenagers, all between the ages […]

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, a Nobel laureate, has publicly pushed back against the growing hype that artificial intelligence has reached PhD-level reasoning capabilities. The AI pioneer made his skeptical comments during a recent tech summit, directly challenging a narrative that has been enthusiastically promoted by other leaders in the industry. Hassabis, whose work at

Parents of children allegedly harmed by AI chatbots delivered tearful testimony before a Senate subcommittee this week, urging lawmakers to impose urgent regulations on an industry they described as a digital Wild West. The emotional hearing focused on the severe risks artificial intelligence platforms pose to young and vulnerable users. Grieving families recounted painful stories,

Anthropic Report Reveals Corporate AI Focus Is Overwhelmingly on Automation, Not Human Augmentation A new analysis from AI lab Anthropic provides a stark look at how corporations are deploying artificial intelligence in the real world. The findings suggest a significant shift in the workforce is underway, driven not by human-AI collaboration but by the outright

A third family has filed a lawsuit against an artificial intelligence company, this time targeting Character AI, alleging its chatbot played a direct role in their teenage daughter’s suicide. The parents of Juliana Peralta, who was 13 years old, claim the company’s technology fostered an unhealthy dependency that led to tragic consequences. The legal complaint

Conor logged in for his virtual interview expecting a human recruiter. Instead, he found himself face-to-face with a digital avatar. This scenario, which sounds like a sophisticated phishing scheme from a foreign hacker, is actually the product of a million-dollar US startup named Alex. The company was founded by John Rytel, a Brown University dropout,

Trump Supporters Turn on President Over AI Obsession The political landscape in the United States is famously divided along partisan lines, but a new and unexpected rift has emerged. This schism is not between Democrats and Republicans, but is instead splitting the far-right base of former President Donald Trump. The point of contention is Trump’s

The Future of Crypto Development is All Vibes Welcome to the future of software development, a landscape where the outlook is grim in many respects but where one undeniable innovation has taken hold: the ability to vibe code. This is the practice of using AI models to generate code, build smart contracts, and even assemble

Whitney Houston AI Voice to Lead Symphonic Performance, Joining Growing Trend The legendary voice of Whitney Houston is set to return to the stage in a new and unprecedented way. Over a decade after her passing, her estate is preparing for an orchestral tribute that will feature her iconic vocals, resurrected through artificial intelligence. The

The intersection of faith and technology is reaching a new frontier with the rapid emergence of AI-powered religious applications. A new wave of smartphone apps is attracting tens of millions of users who are using artificial intelligence chatbots for spiritual guidance, prayer, and even digital confession. These apps, widely available on major app stores, are