A version of this essay first appeared on the website of the U.S. PIRG Education Fund. With the rise of ChatGPT and social media companies like Snapchat and Instagram integrating AI chatbots into ...
Mario covers technology in health care, including FDA regulation of artificial intelligence; how Medicare pays for health tech; the use of AI in clinical care; mental health chatbots; and consumer ...
As chatbots like ChatGPT and Character.AI face scrutiny, companies and lawmakers push for stronger mental health protections and age rules. Thuyen Ngo/Unsplash Psychosis, mania and depression are ...
People are reporting psychotic breaks after chatting with A.I. bots. Experts say companies must build guardrails to protect mental health. Users say human-like A.I. chatbots can worsen delusions and ...
Suzi Sanford sat at a desk in a cozy nook of her bedroom and let her feelings flow out her fingertips. She typed back and forth, in "conversation" with Claude — the generative artificial intelligence ...
In November, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a Digital Health Advisory Committee meeting where it considered treating artificial intelligence mental health chatbots as medical devices. As ...
Dr. McBain studies policies and technologies that serve vulnerable populations. On any given night, countless teenagers confide in artificial intelligence chatbots — sharing their loneliness, anxiety ...
The American Medical Association (AMA) sent three letters to members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, requesting that better safeguards be put in place for the use of AI ...