Santa isn’t the only one coming soon. Festive deviants can now flirt with Father Christmas — or one of his naughty elves — on the erotic-audio app Bloom, which boasts chat and audio message capabilities. “When it comes to sexual content, we all have unique and specific desires we want to see fulfilled,” Hannah Albertshauser, the … Read more
For as long as Jake Price has been a teacher, Wolfram Alpha — a website that solves algebraic problems online — has threatened to make algebra homework obsolete. Teachers learned to work around and with it, said Price, assistant professor of mathematics and computer science at the University of Puget Sound. But now, they have … Read more
About one in every eight women experiences symptoms of postpartum depression, also known as perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs), per CDC data — 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 artificial … Read more
ChatGPT might be known to plagiarize an essay, but its rogue counterparts are doing quite worse. Duplicate chatbots with criminal capabilities are surfacing on the dark web and — much like with ChatGPT — they can be accessed for a rather modest monthly subscription or one-time fee. These language learning models, as they’re technically known, … Read more
A spark may start with a swipe — but a lasting first impression begins with the right photo. Tinder will soon fire up its latest feature: Letting AI be the judge of your dating profile pictures. The dating app is currently testing the innovative feature, which will allow artificial intelligence to select the best images … Read more
It’s “We the people,” not we the AI. Computer language models are under the impression that the United States Constitution — written way before the Internet in 1787 — is an AI-generated document. The explanation here is quite simple, according to Edward Tian, creator of AI writing catcher GPTZero, a service that also found the … Read more
ChatGPT has landed a new job title on its resume: wedding officiant. Colorado couple Reece Wiench and Deyton Truitt celebrated their wedding in Morrison, Colorado at the Historic Morrison Church. Though the church dates back to the 1800s, the couple also embraced the future of technology by employing ChatGPT to oversee their wedding. “Thank you all for joining … Read more
Modern dating is difficult enough, given the ghosters and breadcrumbers who threaten to break a singleton’s heart. But now, there’s a new landmine for the lovelorn to contend with in the quest for love: AI chatbots infiltrating dating apps. One woman has taken to Facebook to share a screenshot of a suspect Tinder profile she … Read more
Till unstable internet connection do us part. As AI infiltrates every aspect of life, it has managed to weasel its way into the dating sphere. While bachelors use ChatGPT to woo Tinder matches, others are going even further, engaging in online companionship — even if they’re happily married. Scott, 43, was struggling in his marriage; his … Read more
Chatbot, you’re fired. The National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) disabled its chatbot, named Tessa, due to “harmful” responses people received. “Every single thing Tessa suggested were things that led to the development of my eating disorder,” activist Sharon Maxwell wrote in an Instagram post. The chatbot was set to become the primary support system for people … Read more
Are you hot or not? This chatbot is the ultimate decider. Brooklyn art collective MSCHF unveiled its AI attractiveness rating bot HotChat 3000 on Thursday, but its ranking output might need some recalibration. The software allows users to input a photo, whether of themselves or a celebrity and regurgitates a rating from one to 10, matching … Read more
Artificial intelligence really can do some things humans can’t. One man posted on Twitter that ChatGPT saved his dog’s life with a correct diagnosis after vets couldn’t figure out the problem. Twitter user @peakcooper, who goes by Cooper on the platform, wrote that his dog was diagnosed with a tick-borne disease and started treatment for … Read more
Single New Yorker Kristen Ruby recently got a text message from a guy she’s known for about two years that didn’t quite sound like him. “I was surprised and hurt to hear you refer to me as a narcissist … I would appreciate it if you could share with me what behaviors or actions you have observed … Read more