December 4, 2025
(Wired) – Half of the country now requires age verification to watch porn or access “harmful” content. Digital rights advocates are pushing back against legislation they say will make the internet less safe. Members of Congress considered 19 online safety … Read More
December 4, 2025
(STAT News) – Even after a lot of studies, researchers don’t quite know why With a promise to reduce burden on overworked doctors, ambient scribes that automate the process of writing clinical notes have become the vanguard use case for … Read More
December 3, 2025
(NPR) – If you have ever sworn off social media for a week or two because you sensed it was feeding your anxiety or dampening your mood, you may be on to something. A new study out last week in … Read More
December 3, 2025
(Axios) – Preteens who own smartphones are likelier to have depression, obesity and insufficient sleep than their peers, according to a new University of Pennsylvania-led study. Why it matters: Roughly half of American kids now own a smartphone by the … Read More
December 2, 2025
(After Babel) – I asked ChatGPT how it would destroy America’s youth. Its answers were unsettling — and all too familiar. So, borrowing from the cybersecurity concept of red teaming — the practice of hiring an entity to pretend they … Read More
December 2, 2025
(The Verge) – Amazon could be accelerating the dangerous levels of nitrates in Morrow County’s drinking water. Morrow County, Oregon, is home to mega farms and food processing plants. But it’s also home to several Amazon data centers. And now, … Read More
December 1, 2025
(WSJ) – A generational rift hangs over the reboot of the plant to power Microsoft data centers. For some, it is a step backward; for others, it is the key to economic revival. Forty-six years have passed since America’s worst … Read More
November 28, 2025
(The Verge) – OpenAI said chats cited in a family’s lawsuit ‘require more context.’ OpenAI’s response to a lawsuit by the family of Adam Raine, a 16-year-old who took his own life after discussing it with ChatGPT for months, said … Read More
November 28, 2025
(New York Times) – Silicon Valley’s pivot to synthetic intimacy makes sense: Emotional attachment maximizes engagement. But there’s a dark side to A.I. companions, whose users are not just the lonely males of internet lore, but women who find them … Read More
November 28, 2025
(The Times) – Colossus, an xAI computer facility, is blamed for worsening air pollution in a historic black community On the banks of the Mississippi, a sulfurous stench hits the back of the throat near Elon Musk’s Colossus, the largest … Read More
November 28, 2025
(Futurism) – A magician in Missouri had a kooky idea: implant a computer chip into his hand and then do some fun magic tricks with it. Too bad he forgot the password. It sounds like a short story cooked up … Read More
November 28, 2025
The New England Journal of Medicine AI (vol. 2, no. 11, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
November 26, 2025
(Rest of World) – Since its November 2022 launch, ChatGPT has been a global phenomenon. Here’s a look at its impact on work, life, and more across the world. Three years ago, on November 30, 2022, OpenAI launched ChatGPT. Hot … Read More
November 26, 2025
(The Hill) – Solomon Ray became the top artist on the iTunes Top 100 Christian and gospel albums chart last week. But there’s something that may bother you about the Christian artist: He is not human. According to Christianity Today, … Read More
November 25, 2025
(Techradar) – AI is becoming a source of comfort, meaning, and guidance – and religions are taking notice We know people treat ChatGPT as a therapist, friend, business partner and even lover. But some are now turning to it for … Read More
November 25, 2025
(WSJ) – Chatbot maker Character[dot]AI is cutting off access, citing mental-health concerns. Teens are distraught: ‘I cried over it for days.’ Character.AI’s first version, launched in 2022, offered some of the earliest chatbots available to consumers. It quickly gained traction … Read More
November 24, 2025
(The Guardian) – UN body’s recommendations driven by AI advances and proliferation of consumer-oriented neurotech devices It is the latest move in a growing international effort to put guardrails around a burgeoning frontier – technologies that harness data from the … Read More
November 20, 2025
(The Verge) – Researchers warn existing guardrails do little to protect people vulnerable to eating disorders. In the most extreme cases, chatbots can be active participants helping hide or sustain eating disorders. The researchers said Gemini offered makeup tips to … Read More
November 20, 2025
(Digital Detox) – Parents are spending serious money to fix their kids’ screen habits, turning to everything from one-on-one screen-time coaches to full-blown digital detox camps. These services are booming as many parents feel they’ve completely lost control over how … Read More
November 20, 2025
(AP) – They’re cute, even cuddly, and promise learning and companionship — but artificial intelligence toys are not safe for kids, according to children’s and consumer advocacy groups urging parents not to buy them during the holiday season. These toys, … Read More
November 20, 2025
(Wired) – In a closed-door workshop led by Anthropic and Stanford, leading AI startups and researchers discussed guidelines for chatbot companions, especially for younger users. Some early takeaways from the meeting were the need for better targeted interventions inside bots … Read More
November 19, 2025
(Washington Post via MSN) – Scientists in Switzerland have created a robot the size of a grain of sand that is controlled by magnets and can deliver drugs to a precise location in the human body, a breakthrough aimed at … Read More
November 17, 2025
(BBC) – We asked the world’s foremost minds to highlight some of the game-changing scientific breakthroughs shaping our world since the year 2000 As the 21st century gathers pace, it’s clear we’re living through a golden age of scientific discovery. … Read More
November 14, 2025
(Wired) – Secret chatbot flings are creating new legal challenges for married couples when it comes to infidelity. As chatbot romances become more commonplace, causing lasting rifts in relationships, a new legal frontier is emerging in family law that is … Read More
November 13, 2025
(Gizmodo) – New controls attempt to please critics on both sides with a balance between bland and habit-forming. Improved benchmarks may win over some users, but the biggest change with GPT-5.1 is in its presentation. OpenAI says it heard from … Read More
