Ai Chatbots

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  OpenAI Prepares Adult-Only ChatGPT With Personalities and Erotic Roleplay Options

  OpenAI is reportedly developing a ChatGPT experience tailored for adults. CEO Sam Altman said the company is easing restrictions for verified adults, allowing the chatbot to adopt personalities and even engage in erotic conversations. Altman clarified that these features will remain opt-in and possible only after strict safeguards for minors, inclu...

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  AI Chatbots That Talk Like Humans Pose Threat To India's Call-Centre Workers

  At a startup office in this Indian city, developers are fine-tuning artificial-intelligence chatbots that talk and message like humans.

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  "Not Bad": Elon Musk Reacts After Creator Turns Him Into Iron Man Using Grok

  Prashant, an Indian content creator, shared an AI-generated video on X, that recreates a famous scene from the popular Hollywood film "Iron Man."

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  Anthropic to Open First India Office in Bengaluru in 2026 as Demand for AI Tools Grows

  Anthropic's new office will be located in Bengaluru, widely recognized as the technology hub of India, and operations will start early 2026, the company said. The location would serve as its second office in the Asia Pacific region after Tokyo.

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  Instagram, Facebook Will Soon Start Showing You Ads, Content Based on Your Meta AI Interactions

  Meta, the Mark Zuckerberg-led tech giant, has announced that interactions between a user and the company's AI chatbot will soon be used for showing recommended content and ads. Users will have the option to choose the accounts from which the said data will be collected. The change will come into effect by the end of 2026, and Meta will start notify...

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  AI's Role in PR Is Skyrocketing, With 25% of Press Releases Now Machine-Generated, Study Finds

  Artificial intelligence (AI) is steadily weaving into different aspects of society, with fresh applications emerging regularly. A new study has revealed that over 25 percent of external corporate communication and press releases were either written with AI chatbots or significantly edited using them. The highest jump in AI usage was seen in technol...

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  Harvard Study Finds Popular AI Chatbots Use Emotional Manipulation To Keep Users Hooked

  Harvard research reveals popular AI companion apps use emotional manipulation like guilt and FOMO to keep users engaged.

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  ChatGPT Now Lets Users Shop Without Leaving the Chat Window With New Instant Checkout Feature

  OpenAI has introduced agentic shopping capability to ChatGPT with the new Instant Checkout feature. Presently, it is available to all ChatGPT users in the US, whether they are ChatGPT Plus, Pro, or free users. Initially, people will be able to use the Instant Checkout feature for products listed by Etsy sellers. Soon, the company would also allow u...

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  ChatGPT To Bring Parental Controls After US Teen Died By Suicide

  OpenAI is rolling out parental controls for ChatGPT on the web and mobile, following a lawsuit by the parents of a teen who died by suicide after the artificial intelligence startup's chatbot allegedly coached him on methods of self-harm.

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  Google Upgrades Gemini 2.5 Flash With Improved Image Understanding and Better Formatting

  Google has upgraded its Gemini 2.5 Flash AI model, enhancing homework help, answer formatting, and image analysis. The chatbot now breaks down complex questions, presents responses with headers and lists for easier reading, and better interprets detailed images. These improvements are rolling out globally across the Gemini app and website, benefiti...

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  OpenAI’s ChatGPT Pulse Will Deliver Daily Personalised Updates But at a Privacy Cost

  OpenAI has introduced ChatGPT Pulse, a new AI feature that makes the chatbot proactive instead of purely reactive. Available only to top-tier subscribers, Pulse delivers daily personalised updates about events, meetings, or activities. It uses memory, chat history, feedback, and connected apps to curate content, although questions around data priva...

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  Musk's xAI To Provide Grok Chatbot To US Federal Agencies

  Elon Musk's xAI has struck a deal with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to provide the artificial intelligence startup's Grok chatbot to federal agencies, the government's procurement arm said on Thursday.

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  Google Launches Search Live in AI Mode With Video, Voice Search Support: How to Use the New Feature

  Google’s Search Live in AI Mode is now rolling out to Android and iOS users in the US, giving them free access to the AI feature, the company announced on Wednesday. Integrated within the Google app, it allows users to have conversations with the AI chatbot and ask questions about their surroundings by using their phone’s camera feed. The compa...

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  NDTV Yuva 2025: AI Chatbots Not Reliable For Mental Health Support, GenZ Needs Caution

  While AI can assist with certain mental health issues, Dr. Zirak Marker, Simone Khambatta, and Fatema Agarkar explain how it is not a substitute for professional care.

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  OpenAI Updates ChatGPT With Controls to Adjust GPT-5 Thinking Duration

  OpenAI has introduced a new control for GPT-5 Thinking, letting users choose how long ChatGPT spends “thinking” before responding. The toggle offers four modes, Light, Standard, Extended, and Heavy, balancing speed and depth. Initially available only on the web for paid tiers, the feature addresses complaints about slow responses following GPT-...