CrankGPT is the latest AI chatbot in town, with a big twist
TL;DR A Europe-based company has built a tiny and fully private AI chatbot known as CrankGPT. Unlike conventional AI chatbots, CrankGPT is powered entirely by a hand crank. The company…
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,…
Instagram is alerting users who were targeted by hackers during AI chatbot attacks
The widespread hacking campaign that relied on simply asking Meta AI’s chatbot to take over a victim’s Instagram account appears to have continued even after the company said the issue…
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…
Finnish phone-maker HMD bundles Indian AI chatbot onto new smartphone in push to reach local market
Finnish phone maker HMD today launched its first smartphone, called the Vibe 2 5G, which comes preloaded with Indian AI company Sarvam’s chatbot Indus. Both companies had first announced the…
Vietnam introduces Decree 142 to implement its AI law, requiring companies to classify AI models by risk level, label deepfakes, and disclose chatbot use (Lien Hoang/Nikkei Asia)
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The best AI chatbot for health concerns isn’t Gemini or ChatGPT
Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Perplexity has added Premium Health Sources to its platform. This allows you to get professional medical information sourced from institutional subscriptions and journals. This…
Pennsylvania sues Character.AI after a chatbot allegedly posed as a doctor
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has filed a lawsuit against Character.AI, claiming that one of the company’s chatbots masqueraded as a psychiatrist in violation of the state’s medical licensing rules. “Pennsylvanians…
Image AI models now drive app growth, beating chatbot upgrades
Image model releases are driving growth for AI mobile apps, generating 6.5 times more downloads than traditional model updates, according to a new report from app intelligence provider Appfigures. This…