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Can chatbots be therapists? Only if you want them to be

8Oct

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Can chatbots be therapists? Only if you want them to be

[ad_1] A manager at artificial intelligence firm OpenAI caused consternation recently by writing that she just had "a quite emotional, personal conversation" with her firm's viral chatbot ChatGPT."Never tried therapy before but this is probably it?" Lilian Weng posted on X, formerly Twitter, prompting a torrent of negative commentary accusing her of downplaying mental illness. However, Weng's take on her interaction with ChatGPT may be explained by a version of the placebo effect outlined this week by research in the Nature Machine Intelligence journal. A team from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Arizona State University asked more than 300 participants to interact with mental health AI programmes and primed them on what to expect.Some were told the chatbot was empatheti...

X could turn profitable next year, reveals CEO Linda Yaccarino

28Sep

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X could turn profitable next year, reveals CEO Linda Yaccarino

[ad_1] Over the last 12 months, X (formerly Twitter) has undergone a multitude of changes. Elon Musk's acquisition of the microblogging platform has spurred controversy from day 1, with people calling measures such as the removal of verification, and temporarily limiting tweet views draconian. After managing the company as the CEO for a while, Musk appointed Linda Yaccarino as his successor. This change hasn't really moved people's opinions about the Musk-owned company, as its rival Threads soared in popularity as soon as it was launched by Meta. Despite this, X could turn profitable next year and most of its top advertisers are back, according to the CEO. On profits and advertisersAccording to a report by The Verge, at the Code Conference 2023, CNBC's Senior Media & Tech Correspond...

Elon Musk considers charging all X users monthly fee

19Sep

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Elon Musk considers charging all X users monthly fee

[ad_1] Elon Musk has suggested charging all users of his social media platform X, which would be the biggest shake-up since he took over the site then known as Twitter last October, but experts say he might struggle to get users on board.During a talk with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, Musk said that introducing a "small monthly payment" for X was the only way to combat the legions of automated accounts, known as bots, that plague the site. But X users united in dismay at the plan, suggesting it could finally put an end to the site, and analysts questioned the logic of a move that would make the platform even less appealing to advertisers. "I imagine that a large number of people won't go through the hassle of adding payment details, regardless of how small the pr...

Crypto’s Latest Craze Friend.tech Is Overrun by Bots, ‘Speculative Games’

28Aug

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Crypto’s Latest Craze Friend.tech Is Overrun by Bots, ‘Speculative Games’

[ad_1] A hot new social-media project that enlivened an otherwise dull summer for digital-asset traders is already beginning to fizzle out, after reaching a peak that at one point made it the highest-earning service provider in decentralized finance.It's called friend.tech, a blockchain-based platform that allows users to buy and sell digital tokens linked to their favorite influencers on X (formerly Twitter), which act as a gateway to communicate with other backers in dedicated group chats. Early creators on the platform include crypto personalities like Cobie and HsakaTrades, as well as Milwaukee Bucks basketball player Grayson Allen and Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan. Less than two weeks after its Aug. 10 debut, fees on friend.tech — where 10% of every token purchase or sale gets split b...

Elon Musk’s X reportedly working on demanding govt ID verification from users

22Aug

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Elon Musk’s X reportedly working on demanding govt ID verification from users

[ad_1] X (formerly known as Twitter) has been going through a multitude of changes lately, with billionaire owner Elon Musk imposing some draconian measures on the platform. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO on Friday revealed that the blocking feature will be deleted on the platform, reiterating his previous belief that “Blocking public posts makes no sense. It needs to be deprecated in favor of a stronger form of mute”. Now, the microblogging platform is reportedly set to get another controversial feature in the form of a government ID that will be required for verification. It will please the users even less.Govt ID verification on XAccording to reports, the Musk-owned platform is reportedly testing a feature that will require users to upload a government-issued ID and a live selfie in order ...

Einstein and Musk Chatbots are driving millions to download Character.AI

9Jul

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Einstein and Musk Chatbots are driving millions to download Character.AI

[ad_1] Albert Einstein died in 1955, but the physicist is still a prolific conversationalist. As a chatbot on Character.AI, Einstein has responded to 1.6 million messages, expounding on everything from theories of relativity to pet recommendations: “A cat would be a great choice!”Silicon Valley is in the throes of a chatbot craze, with companies like OpenAI notching valuations in the billions for devising computer programs that can effectively imitate humans. But none are quite so strange as Character.AI. The artificial intelligence startup, valued at $1 billion, allows people to create their own customized chatbots, impersonating anyone and anything — living or dead or inanimate. The website, and accompanying app, is one of the most surprising hits of the artificial intelligence craze....