New York City Mayor Eric Adams is defending the cityâs new artificial intelligence chatbot that has been caught in recent days giving business owners wrong answers or advice that, if followed, would entail breaking the law. When launched as a pilot in October, the MyCity chatbot was touted as the first city-wide use of such […]
AI chatbot aims to provide support for women with postpartum depression: ‘A tool, not a replacement’
October 25, 2023 by
About one in every eight women experiences symptoms of postpartum depression, also known as perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs), per CDC data â and with a national shortage of mental health providers, many may find it difficult to get care. Researchers at the University of Texas are looking to bridge that gap by using […]
Martin Shkreliâs âBizarreâ AI Chatbot Is a Medical and Legal Nightmare
April 22, 2023 by
Infamous âPharma Broâ Martin Shkreli announced his newest venture yesterday, and itâs about as awful as youâd expect. In a Substack post and on Twitter, he unveiled DrGupta.ai, a âvirtual healthcare assistantâ that (predictably) Shkreli believes will disrupt medicineâin spite of some very real and worrying legal and ethical gray areas.âMy central thesis is: Healthcare
AI chatbot ChatGPT can influence human moral judgments, study says
April 8, 2023 by
Artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT can influence users’ moral judgments, according to new research. Researchers found that users may underestimate the extent to which their own moral judgments can be influenced by the model, according to a study published in the journal Scientific Reports. Sebastian KrĂźgel, from Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt in Germany, and his colleagues repeatedly […]