Meta contractors posed as teens to test rival AI chatbots on suicide, sex and drugs: report

The covert effort was managed by Meta contractor Covalen and targeted OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini and Character.AI, according to Wired.
eWeek

Meta Tested ChatGPT, Gemini on High-Risk Teen Prompts

Meta contractors reportedly used fake teen accounts to test ChatGPT, Gemini and Character.AI on high-risk prompts involving ...
The Next Web

Meta paid contractors to pose as teens and probe rival AI chatbots

Hundreds of contractors on a Meta project posed as teenagers to test how ChatGPT, Gemini and Character.AI handle suicide, drugs and sex, WIRED found.
Education Week

‘Building AI Apps is Not Easy': Stretch, ISTE’s Chatbot, Is Finally Ready to Go

Back in 2023, ISTE introduced the ed-tech world to Stretch, a chatbot just for K-12 educators. Instead of absorbing ...

Meta Contractors Posed as Teens to Prompt Rival Chatbots About Suicide, Sex, and Drugs

Hundreds of contractors working on a project for Meta pretended to be kids in order to see how other chatbots like Gemini and ...
TechCrunch

DoorDash’s new AI chatbot lets you order with prompts and photos

DoorDash announced on Thursday that it’s launching a new AI chatbot that lets users order food and groceries with text prompts and photos in its latest AI push. The chatbot, called “Ask DoorDash,” ...
CNBC

DoorDash lets customers use photos, prompts to order food and book reservations in latest AI push

DoorDash launched a new chatbot that lets users order food and groceries and make reservations with photos and prompts. It's a market that's becoming a major testing ground for agentic AI tools.
TechCrunch

Hackers hijacked Instagram accounts by tricking Meta AI support chatbot into granting access

Instagram has resolved a security issue that allowed several users’ accounts to get hacked. The attack appeared to rely on tricking Meta’s own AI-powered support chatbot into granting access to a ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

AI Chatbot Use for Mental Health Advice Rises Sharply Among US Youth, With Key Disparities Identified

Nationally weighted 2025 survey estimated 19.2% of US youth (≈8.2 million) have sought mental health advice from AI chatbots, up from 13.1% in 2024. Use intensity was meaningful: 42.8% engaged at ...
The Next Web

Meta is charging for its AI chatbot for the first time, starting at $7.99 a month

Meta is selling subscriptions to its AI chatbot for the first time, with Meta One Plus at $7.99/month and Meta One Premium at $19.99/month. The rollout begins in Singapore, Guatemala, and Bolivia ...
PCGamesN

Minecraft puts its Java multiplayer test on hold: "The experience wasn't what we wanted"

The first Minecraft 26.2 pre-release is here for Java Edition, but there's some bad news if you've been taking advantage of the sandbox game's new peer-to-peer multiplayer, which was implemented in a ...
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Testing Java vs Bedrock Minecraft to see how different they are

Minecraft master Shark compares Java and Bedrock editions to test their differences in Minecraft. Trump says he is 'entitled' to 'normal' timeline after court expedites briefing schedule in E Jean ...