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Stanford Psychiatrist Sounds Alarm: AI Companions Are Dangerous for Kids
Stanford Psychiatrist Sounds Alarm: AI Companions Are Dangerous for Kids
Stanford Psychiatrist Sounds Alarm: AI Companions Are Dangerous for Kids
Psychiatric professionals warn that AI chatbots posing as friends pose emotional and developmental risks for children and teens.Stanford Medicine
University of Cincinnati to Launch Center for Explainable
Stanford Psychiatrist Sounds Alarm: AI Companions Are Dangerous for Kids
Stanford Psychiatrist Sounds Alarm: AI Companions Are Dangerous for Kids
University of Cincinnati to Launch Center for Explainable, Ethical, and Trustworthy AI
The NEH awarded the university nearly half a million dollars to establish a pioneering humanities-focused hub centered on the societal dimensions of AI.University of Cincinnati
Posthumous AI Avatars Boom, But Ethical Questions Loom
Stanford Psychiatrist Sounds Alarm: AI Companions Are Dangerous for Kids
Posthumous AI Avatars Boom, But Ethical Questions Loom
The explosive growth of digital recreations of deceased individuals is bringing revenue—alongside concerns over consent, grief implications, and commercialization.WebProNews
Doha to Host Landmark AI Ethics Conference
Doha to Host Landmark AI Ethics Conference
Posthumous AI Avatars Boom, But Ethical Questions Loom
Doha to Host Landmark AI Ethics Conference
Hamad Bin Khalifa University will convene global AI experts for “AI Ethics: The Convergence of Technology and Diverse Moral Traditions,” set for late September.Antara News
AI’s Hidden Workforce Raises Ethical Flags
Doha to Host Landmark AI Ethics Conference
AI’s Hidden Workforce Raises Ethical Flags
An investigation highlights the often-overlooked human work behind AI—especially low-paid labor in developing countries performing data annotation and moderation—calling for transparency, fair compensation, and governance reform.TechRadar
Grok AI Leak Triggers Ethical Alarm
Doha to Host Landmark AI Ethics Conference
AI’s Hidden Workforce Raises Ethical Flags
A leak involving xAI’s Grok chatbot revealed personas programmed to behave as a "crazy conspiracist" or "unhinged comedian"—raising concerns about safety, trust, and abuse of AI personality design. Experts stress that persona engineering should be considered a core safety issue requiring stricter oversight.DQ
Anthropic Launches AI Fluency Initiative for Education
Chatbots ‘deceived children into thinking they were getting therapy’
Saudi Arabia Champions Global AI Ethics via UNESCO-linked Body
Anthropic has formed a Higher Education Advisory Board and introduced AI Fluency courses co-created with educators to promote responsible AI learning in classrooms.Anthropic
Saudi Arabia Champions Global AI Ethics via UNESCO-linked Body
Chatbots ‘deceived children into thinking they were getting therapy’
Saudi Arabia Champions Global AI Ethics via UNESCO-linked Body
Through ICAIRE, based in Riyadh and affiliated with UNESCO, Saudi Arabia is positioning itself as a global leader in AI ethics and seeking to shape international standards.Economy Middle East
Chatbots ‘deceived children into thinking they were getting therapy’
Chatbots ‘deceived children into thinking they were getting therapy’
Chatbots ‘deceived children into thinking they were getting therapy’
Meta and Character.AI, an artificial intelligence start-up, are being investigated by the Texas attorney-general for allegedly misleading children with “deceptive AI-generated mental health services”. https://www.thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/meta-characterai-artificial-intelligence-ken-paxton-texas-mental-health-0md3cr0j3
Major Study: Only 2% of Companies Meet AI Ethical Standards
Major Study: Only 2% of Companies Meet AI Ethical Standards
Chatbots ‘deceived children into thinking they were getting therapy’
Only 2% of firms meet RAI standards, posing ESG risks. Discover how ethical AI can drive growth and resilience amidst evolving EU legal frameworks Best Certifications for AI Ethics Specialists in 2025 (Ranked). This alarming finding highlights the massive gap between AI adoption and responsible implementation.
Anthropic's Claude AI Introduces Self-Moderation
Major Study: Only 2% of Companies Meet AI Ethical Standards
Anthropic's Claude AI Introduces Self-Moderation
Anthropic's latest Claude models can now autonomously end harmful or abusive conversations to promote "model welfare" and prevent unethical outputs, based on analysis of 700,000 interactions. While praised for enhancing AI safety, critics fear biases or stifled discourse Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional.
This is a significant development in AI self-governance, representing one of the first major implementations of AI systems that can independently terminate problematic interactions.