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Microsoft Publishes Garbled AI Article Calling Tragically Deceased NBA Player "Useless"

US eating disorder helpline takes down AI chatbot over harmful advice

AI Detection Tools Falsely Accuse International Students of Cheating

Inside the Suspicion Machine: Obscure government algorithms are making life-changing decisions about millions of people around the world. Here, for the first time, we reveal how one of these systems works.

A self-driving Uber killed a woman. The backup driver has pleaded guilty.

Self-driving car systems were involved in 400 crashes since 2021 - 273 were Teslas

Cigna accused of using an algorithm to reject patients' health claims

Cigna sued (again) for allegedly using software that ‘automatically’ denies claims: The lawsuit alleges Cigna’s “procedure-to-diagnosis,” or PxDx software, reviewed and denied customer claims in batches without a medical professional reviewing those decisions.

Uber driver gets wedged on rocky hillside after blindly following sat nav

Microsoft shuts down AI chatbot after it turned into a Nazi

Supermarket AI meal planner app suggests recipe that would create chlorine gas

Newspaper runs robot-written op-ed opposing AI in journalism

Man Died by Suicide After Talking to AI Chatbot

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