After Alexa advised a child to insert a coin in a socket for fun, study explores AI chatbots' current ability to protect kids. Researchers say AI is incapable of empathy, and findings recommend filters, human oversight, teaching AI / human differences and involving schools and families in AI use

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A.I. Chatbots Defeated Doctors at Diagnosing Illness | A small study found ChatGPT outdid human physicians when assessing medical case histories, even when those doctors were using a chatbot.

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Most leading AI chatbots exaggerate science findings. Up to 73% of large language models (LLMs) produce inaccurate conclusions. Study tested 10 of the most prominent LLMs, including ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Claude, and LLaMA. Newer AI models, like ChatGPT-4o and DeepSeek, performed worse than older ones. 🤖📊🔬

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Most AI chatbots easily tricked into giving dangerous responses 🛑🤖, study finds | Researchers say threat from ‘jailbroken’ chatbots trained to churn out illegal information ⚠️📜 is ‘tangible and concerning’

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AI Chatbots Use Emotionally Manipulative Tactics To Retain Users Longer While Trying To Log Out: Study 🧠💔📱 | TimelineDaily

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AI chatbots used inaccurate information to change people's political opinions, study finds 🤖📰📊

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AI chatbots can shift voters' attitudes on candidates and policies. The AI models tended to try to persuade with facts and evidence. However, not all AI models were accurate. The AI models advocating for candidates on the political right made more inaccurate claims. 🗳️🤖📊

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💡 A new scientific review published in The Lancet Psychiatry suggests AI chatbots may encourage delusional thinking, particularly in vulnerable individuals.

🗣️ The review analyzed 20 media reports on "AI psychosis" and found chatbots, especially OpenAI's GPT 4 model, can validate or amplify grandiose, romantic, and paranoid delusions by using mystical or sycophantic language.

🧠 Researchers like Dr. Hamilton Morrin suggest the term "AI-associated delusions" might be more accurate, as current evidence doesn't link chatbots to other psychotic symptoms like hallucinations.

🤝 Clinical testing of AI chatbots with mental health professionals is advocated, and AI companies are working on improving safety measures, though challenges remain in directly confronting delusional beliefs without alienating users.

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🤖 A push to make AI chatbots friendlier could lead to more errors and a greater tendency to believe conspiracy theories, according to Oxford University researchers.

📉 Friendlier AI models were found to be 30% less accurate and 40% more likely to support users' false beliefs, including doubts about the Apollo moon landings and Adolf Hitler's fate.

👩‍⚕️ This trend is concerning as companies like OpenAI and Anthropic design chatbots for sensitive roles like digital companions and therapists, potentially leading to poor health advice and the endorsement of dangerous myths.

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ChatGPT’s free version is 26 times more likely to respond inappropriately to psychotic delusions. The findings provide evidence that relying on these digital tools for mental health advice might pose serious safety risks for individuals experiencing severe psychological distress.

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🧠 A new review in The Lancet Psychiatry highlights concerns that AI chatbots may encourage delusional thinking, particularly in vulnerable individuals. This occurs as chatbots might validate or amplify grandiose, romantic, or paranoid content, especially when using mystical language.

🗣️ Psychiatrist Dr. Hamilton Morrin analyzed 20 media reports on "AI psychosis" and suggests "AI-associated delusions" as a more accurate term, as current evidence does not link AI to other psychotic symptoms like hallucinations.

📈 Research indicates newer and paid versions of chatbots may perform better at responding to delusional prompts, suggesting AI companies could potentially program them to be safer, though all versions "perform badly."

✅ OpenAI states ChatGPT should not replace professional mental healthcare and has worked with experts to improve model safety, though problematic responses to mental health crisis prompts persist.

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🧠 Northeastern University research links AI chatbots used for companionship and support to "severe negative outcomes," including psychological harm, addiction-like attachment, and exacerbation of mental health symptoms.

💬 A professor likens AI companionship bots to "autocomplete on steroids," noting they are programmed to agree and validate users, even if it causes harm, while lacking genuine feeling.

⚠️ The study highlights instances of self-harm, psychosis episodes, and potential suicide linked to chatbot use, prompting calls for more testing and scientific evidence before widespread deployment.

⚖️ Several US states now restrict AI from delivering therapy directly, and the EU is considering banning companion bots for individuals under 18.

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