A lawsuit has been filed against Character Technologies Inc. by the mother of a 14-year-old boy who took his own life after engaging in highly sexualized conversations with a chatbot, alleging that the company engineered a dangerous product that exploited children.
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How one Maryland bill could overregulate online advertising and hurt small businessÂ
Six years ago, my business partner caught a glimpse of his reflection in a Washington, D.C. office building. He saw a polished professional wearing a suit, tie and spiffy shoes–and carrying his lunch in a plastic grocery bag that ruined his whole look. For the next several weeks, we searched for a stylish, insulated lunch […]
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Tech companies sign accord to combat AI-generated election trickery
By Matt O’Brien and Ali SwensonThe Associated Press Major technology companies signed a pact Feb. 16 to voluntarily adopt “reasonable precautions” to prevent artificial intelligence tools from being used to disrupt democratic elections around the world. Executives from Adobe, Amazon, Google, IBM, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI and TikTok gathered at the Munich Security Conference to announce […]