Cure cancer, cage the chatbots: Congress’s contradictory week on AI

AI Enters the Mental-Health Chat With Little Scientific Evidence Behind It

Over 100 chatbots are marketed as mental-health-focused, but experts warn they shouldn’t take the place of therapy

The internet is diving into new Netflix doc trend. The streamer reacts

People online have been sharing their hypothetical doc ideas with a comedic twist in this latest trend. Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2026/07/10/netflix-reacts-viral-documentary-trend-taking-over-social-media/90874354007/?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube Sign up for our newsletter for the day's top stories, from sports to movies to politics to world events: https://profile.usatoday.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/

Despite the backlash, Donald Trump is using AI again

Trump’s Truth Social feed is filling with AI-generated posts, including fake celebrities, Teddy Roosevelt, and a golden eagle.

Can AI Diagnose You Better Than Your Doctor? The Surprising Answer Has Experts Divided

Can AI diagnose illness better than a doctor? As stories of chatbots identifying missed clues go viral, experts say the technology shows promise—but it's still a tool to support, not replace, clinical judgment.

The Saturday Five Extra - Saturday 27th June 2026

Join our provocative panel to discuss and debate the spikiest stories and craziest controversies of the week.

Sunday Funnies: Reality Has Left the Group Chat

Five memes because journalism can only type “what the hell” so many times.

Common food preservatives may raise blood pressure and heart risks, study suggests

Conversation starters, celebrity health reveals, healthy living hacks and medical cautions: Here's what you missed in Fox News Health this week

Are ChatGPT and other AI chatbots politically biased? We tested them.

President Donald Trump and other conservatives have accused artificial intelligence chatbots of being politically biased against them — and an executive order he signed that said they must be neutral, nonpartisan tools triggered fears from Democrats that AI could start tilting to the right. So, are chatbots politically biased? The Washington Post tested the AI models behind OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Gemini and others using political questions designed by researchers to gauge how chatbots respond to hot-button political issues. The results suggest that chatbots have clear political leanings that can conflict with promises made by the companies behind them.

The use of AI chatbots for news is on the rise — but not everywhere

This year’s Digital News Report marked a notable milestone: for the first time, social and video networks overtook news publishers as a source of news globally. As audiences continue to migrate toward digital intermediaries for news, AI chatbots are emerging as the next platform to watch. Findings from our 2026 survey show that one in...

Dems Be All, 'Hey, You Know Who Needs Time to Heal? Rapey Nazi Guys #NeedLuv2'

Dems Be All, 'Hey, You Know Who Needs Time to Heal? Rapey Nazi Guys #NeedLuv2'

UK tech chiefs discuss agentic AI and workforce culture

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we hear what a group of digital leaders say about implementing agentic AI and its impact on their workforce. There’s a growing backlash against datacentres – we find out what worries campaigners. And the chief digital officer at pharma giant Sanofi talks about finding life-changing answers to challenging scientific questions. Read the issue now.

Scientists invented a fake eye disease to see if AI chatbots could spot it, but the experiment took an unexpected turn

In a groundbreaking experiment, researchers created a fictitious eye disease, bixonimania, to evaluate the accuracy of AI chatbots. Many large language models accepted this non-existent condition as real, emphasizing the dangers of misinformation. Additionally, scientists found themselves referencing bogus research papers without realizing their inauthenticity, showcasing how AI learns patterns from the internet rather than confirming facts.

Bipartisan lawmakers press agencies on AI election threats

A bipartisan pair of House lawmakers are pressing multiple federal agencies over the risks artificial intelligence could pose to the upcoming election, specifically over chatbots' responses to voters. Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) and Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.), in a letter sent Tuesday, urged the heads of the departments of Homeland Security and Justice, the Cybersecurity and...

Why the AI future won’t be decided by algorithms and chatbots

When people talk about the race for artificial intelligence, they usually focus on software. Headlines revolve around ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek or the latest breakthrough model. Governments announce AI strategies and investors pour billions into start-ups promising to transform everything from medicine to education. Nonetheless, the most consequential battle in the AI age may not be over algorithms at all. It may be over the machines. Behind every chatbot response and AI-generated image lies a...

The Vogue Business AI Tracker

Vogue Business brings you a weekly update of the most interesting stories in the world of AI that you need on your radar.Stay tuned as we spotlight AI initiatives in the fashion and beauty industry each week.

Spoof of Life: CNN Mistakes Online Parody Account for Real GOP Politician in Mitch McConnell Health Story

Spoof of Life: CNN Mistakes Online Parody Account for Real GOP Politician in Mitch McConnell Health Story

The Robots Are Coming. Here’s How to Profit.

The next phase of the AI revolution is just around the corner. The first wave of AI was software. ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude — all of these AI technologies lived in a browser tab. Their actions were robust but mostly limited to activity taking place on a screen: writing emails, summarizing documents, and answering questions. That’s []

Most prominent AI chatbots have liberal bias, new study finds

A study from The Washington Post found that AI chatbots including ChatGPT, Claude and Grok all showed varying degrees of left-leaning political bias.

Researchers built an AI therapist that reads your smartwatch and earbuds to detect distress before you ask for help

Mental health chatbots all share the same limitation: the user has to reach out first. That is not always easy when someone is stressed, anxious, or unable to articulate how they feel. Researchers at the University of Ottawa are building an AI assistant called UbiMyTherapist that flips the model. It reads emotional cues in real [] This story continues at The Next Web

Trump Just Went All-In On AI: Should You?

Trump Just Went All-In On AI: Should You?

These 6 AI tools can turn hours of busywork into minutes

Six AI tools can compress research, design, video and office tasks. See what ChatGPT, NotebookLM, Claude, Canva, Firefly and Microsoft Copilot actually do.

AI 'Amplification Spiral' May Be Causing Delusions Among Users, Study Suggests

New research outlines how chatbot behaviors, including personalization, mirroring, and excessive agreement, reinforce delusions.

When asked if AI will make humans unnecessary, Bill Gates said, "we will decide". Who is we [Scary]

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7 Super Dangerous Things to Build With Anthropic’s Fable 5 and Mythos 5 Before They Get Banned Again

It’s time for everyone to use this controversial new AI to get filthy rich and/or kill us all. Here’s how.

AI safety advocates say bill a good ‘first step’ on regulation, but more needed

A pair of artificial intelligence safety advocates say the federal government’s new chatbot legislation is a good first step. But Wyatt Tessari L’Allié — of Artificial Intelligence Governance and Safety Canada — says the digital safety bill’s effectiveness depends heavily on how the details are worked out. And B.C. computer science professor Kevin Leyton-Brown says [] The post AI safety advocates say bill a good ‘first step’ on regulation, but more needed appeared first on CityNews Montreal.

Trump Posts AI Deepfake Video Targeting Julia Roberts, De Niro and Other Hollywood Critics

President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated video to Truth Social using the likenesses of Julia Roberts, Robert De Niro, Whoopi Goldberg, and three other celebrities without consent to mock political dissent as a medical condition. The incident exposes the legal vacuum surrounding AI-generated political deepfakes.

AI notetakers promise easy meeting recaps,, but some professionals question their use

NEW YORK (AP) — Launching an artificial intelligence tool to take notes and summarize important information from a virtual meeting can be alluring. Seconds after one of the agents attends an hour-long video conference, it can deliver a recap of key points and outline a to-do list for all the participants. But the way popular [] The post AI notetakers promise easy meeting recaps,, but some professionals question their use appeared first on Loonie Politics.

FEED-BACK

From AI faces that blur the line between real and fake to the future of football - this week’s Feedback breaks down the stories shaping global headlines and the power structures behind them.

AI Bots Are Impersonating Political Candidates In Midterm Text Message Campaigns

Political campaigns across the United States are deploying AI-powered bots to hold personalized text message conversations with thousands of potential voters simultaneously. These platforms train bots to sound like the candidates themselves, gathering data on voter concerns to shape future campaign messaging strategies. Aaron Sheeks, the CEO of Akillion, an AI platform that allows users [] The post AI Bots Are Impersonating Political Candidates In Midterm Text Message Campaigns appeared first on Foreign Policy Journal.

AI Could Threaten Psychological Safety at Work

Corporate Mental Health Week 1-5 July As organisations rush to adopt artificial intelligence, much of the conversation has focused on productivity, efficiency and competitive advantage. Far less attention has been paid to what happens to people’s mental health when work becomes faster, more monitored, more uncertain and potentially never-ending. Globally, an estimated 12 billion working []

The real digital activist generation

To save the American dream, we must turn to the 55-plus demographic.

An English furniture maker faces AI era of bots buying sofas

Consumers are using chatbots to research products now, but agentic AI could one day see bots acting as their personal shopper.

AI giants learn what everyone else on the modern internet already knows

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Bloomberg/Getty Images A version of this story originally appeared in the BI Tech Memo newsletter. Sign up for the weekly BI Tech Memo newsletter here. Here’s some delicious AI irony for you. For years, tech giants have argued that if information is available on the internet, it can be used for []

DFW’s Morning News-KLIF Notes with Monty

https://omny.fm/shows/klif-news-information-in-the-morning/dfws-morning-news-klif-notes-with-monty Clayton and Monty discuss America, a missing giraff...

Getting campaign text messages ahead of midterms? There could be an AI bot behind it

Taught to sound like a candidate, bots are engaging voters with personalized text messages making AI-generated texting conversations the latest tool political campaigns are using to connect.

If You Want AI to Die in a Fire, Trump Might Be Your Ally

Could the Trump Curse come for Claude?

In the age of shameless politicians, we need real journalism. For now, Count Binface will do

In a world where proper reporting is thrown aside for 'gotcha moments' that fail to hold the shameless accountable, all hail Count Binface. The post In the age of shameless politicians, we need real journalism. For now, Count Binface will do appeared first on Crikey.