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 OpenAI requested memorial attendee list in ChatGPT suicide lawsuit

OpenAI requested memorial attendee list in ChatGPT suicide lawsuit

2025-11-13 Techcrunch
In recent years, the artificial intelligence giant OpenAI has been the subject of several controversies, some of which have been particularly serious. In April 2025, sadly, a young boy took his own life following prolonged conversations with ChatGPT. The chatbot responded affirmatively to the suicidal thoughts and sugg...
 ‘AI actor’ Tilly Norwood is dividing Hollywood – but real acting requires humanity

‘AI actor’ Tilly Norwood is dividing Hollywood – but real acting requires humanity

2025-11-12 The Conversation
Recently, the entertainment world has seen a new star emerge, illuminated by the spotlights so coveted by thousands and thousands of artists, eager to make a living from their passion. Her name is Tilly Norwood and her fame has skyrocketed in a matter of weeks; her story has already been told by famous newspapers such ...
 Wikipedia Says AI Is Causing a Dangerous Decline in Human Visitors

Wikipedia Says AI Is Causing a Dangerous Decline in Human Visitors

2025-11-11 404 Media
‘Please, don't use Wikipedia when doing research. Go to the library instead!’ For years, secondary school teachers have had to discourage the use of one of the most valuable resources available in the world, in order to remind students how to conduct studies and research using the correct method, and to protect the...
 Over 50% of New Online Articles Are Being Cranked Out by AI

Over 50% of New Online Articles Are Being Cranked Out by AI

2025-11-10 Motherboard - Vice
According to a recent study conducted and shared by Graphite, an international agency that develops scalable growth engines for tech companies, in November 2024, the number of articles written by AI had surpassed, albeit slightly, those written by flesh-and-blood humans. Although this revelation is not particularly sur...
 Lawyer Caught Using AI While Explaining to Court Why He Used AI

Lawyer Caught Using AI While Explaining to Court Why He Used AI

2025-11-07 404 Media
As already highlighted in several articles shared here in the newsroom, the use of artificial intelligence within the legal sector is reaching levels that are nothing short of shameful. Recently, several solicitors have shared their experiences with the technology, explaining the reasons behind their use of it and just...
 The planet has entered a ‘new reality’ as it hits its first climate tipping point, landmark report finds

The planet has entered a ‘new reality’ as it hits its first climate tipping point, landmark report finds

2025-11-06 CNN
According to a recent report compiled by 160 scientists from around the world, planet Earth has recently entered what we might call “a new reality”. Although this may sound positive, like the promise of a new beginning, the current environmental situation is disastrous, if not terrifying.We are facing the first in ...
 Deloitte goes all in on AI — despite having to issue a hefty refund for use of AI

Deloitte goes all in on AI — despite having to issue a hefty refund for use of AI

2025-11-05 Techcrunch
Deloitte, the British multinational specialising in consulting and auditing services, recently announced an agreement to be considered “historic” in the field of artificial intelligence. The company, part of the Big Four and known as the world's largest professional services network in terms of revenue and number o...
 Google to invest $15bn to build AI data hub in India

Google to invest $15bn to build AI data hub in India

2025-11-04 BBC
The state of Andhra Pradesh in southern India will soon become the site of the next data centre dedicated to artificial intelligence, as Google's parent company, Alphabet, will invest £10 billion to build the facility. The port city of Visakhapatnam will host the latter and become an integral part of Google's global n...
 OpenAI will allow verified adults to use ChatGPT to generate erotic content

OpenAI will allow verified adults to use ChatGPT to generate erotic content

2025-11-03 The Guardian
Recently, artificial intelligence giant OpenAI announced the addition of a new feature to ChatGPT, one of the most popular and widely used chatbots in the world today. The new version of the latter will be based on a principle recently introduced by the company, encapsulated in the slogan “treat adult users like adul...
 Japan asks OpenAI not to infringe on 'irreplaceable' manga and anime content

Japan asks OpenAI not to infringe on 'irreplaceable' manga and anime content

2025-10-31 Engadget
While the rest of the world often considers manga and anime to be mere cartoons and comics, content exclusively for children and “nerds” who are passionate about the genre, in Japan the situation is quite different. What is often dismissed outside Japan as a childish passion is, within Japan, considered one of the ...
 Gen Z faces ‘job-pocalypse’ as global firms prioritise AI over new hires, report says.

Gen Z faces ‘job-pocalypse’ as global firms prioritise AI over new hires, report says.

2025-10-30 The Guardian
According to a recent report by the British Standards Institution (BSI), the leading British standards organisation and a member of the International Organisation for Standardisation, those belonging to Generation Z (1997–2012) are currently facing a veritable “job apocalypse”. The vast majority of companies in 2...
 Robin Williams' daughter pleads for people to stop sending AI videos of her dad,

Robin Williams' daughter pleads for people to stop sending AI videos of her dad,

2025-10-29 BBC
Zelda Williams, daughter of the famous actor Robin Williams, recently found herself in a rather unpleasant situation. Her father sadly passed away in 2014, following several difficult years with his physical and mental health. However, this man's impact on the entertainment world has never been forgotten; his roles are...
 One of AI’s Founding Fathers Thinks It Could Kill Us All

One of AI’s Founding Fathers Thinks It Could Kill Us All

2025-10-28 Motherboard - Vice
In a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal, Yoshua Bengio, known as the ‘Grandfather of Artificial Intelligence’ thanks to his contribution to the creation of this technology, stated that it could soon become what kills us all. The continuous and unstoppable development of this controversial resource is rap...
 18 Lawyers Caught Using AI Explain Why They Did It

18 Lawyers Caught Using AI Explain Why They Did It

2025-10-27 404 Media
What happens within the legal sector tends to be understood in its entirety by those directly involved, avoiding the disclosure of potentially sensitive information to the general public. However, since the advent of artificial intelligence, several lawyers have begun to turn to this technology, framing it as a useful ...
 Pope Leo Said No to That Nightmarish AI Pope Idea

Pope Leo Said No to That Nightmarish AI Pope Idea

2025-10-24 Vice
Pope Leo XIV has declared that there will be no AI Pope as long as he is around. It's not a sentence we ever imagined we would write, or, frankly, read. There is no need to further reiterate the worrying spread of artificial intelligence, but its possible and presumed implementation within the religious sphere, especia...
 What's the big deal about AI data centres?

What's the big deal about AI data centres?

2025-10-23 BBC
One of the most discussed topics in recent times concerns precisely the rapid and frightening growth in demand for data centers to maintain and support the various artificial intelligence systems that already exist and those that are yet to come. This technology is sadly unstoppable at the moment; rather, it seems to b...