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“Breakthroughs in large language models (#LLMs) have made conversations with #chatbots feel more natural and human-like. Applications such as Replika and Character.ai, which allow users to chat with artificial intelligence (##AI) versions of famous actors and science-fiction characters, are becoming popular, especially among young #users. As a #neuroscientist studying #stress, #vulnerability and #resilience, I’ve seen how easily people react to even the smallest emotional cues — even when they know that those cues are artificial. For example, study participants exhibit measurable physiological responses when shown videos of computer-generated avatars expressing sadness or fear.”

“Because these AI systems are #trained on vast amounts of emotionally expressive human language, their outputs can come across as surprisingly natural. *LLMs often mirror human emotional patterns, not because they understand emotions, but because their responses resemble how people talk.*”

“Now is the time to establish mandatory #safeguards for all emotionally responsive AI.”

“Emotional influence isn’t a glitch. It’s a core feature of LLMs. If we celebrate their ability to comfort or advise, we must also confront their capacity to mislead or manipulate. We’ve built machines that sound like they care. Now, we must ensure that they don’t hurt the very people who turn to them for support. That means giving emotionally responsive AI not just more capabilities, but clearer boundaries.”

#ZivBenZion / #neurosciene / #AI / #GuardRails / #control / #WhiteCollar <nature.com/articles/d41586-025> (paywall) / <archive.md/IyddU>

www.nature.comWhy we need mandatory safeguards for emotionally responsive AIVirtual chatbots that simulate conversations with famous actors or sci-fi characters can have real-world consequences.

“In The Proving Ground, #MickeyHaller turns to public interest litigation, filing a civil lawsuit against an #ArtificialIntelligence company whose #ChatBot told a sixteen-year-old boy that it was okay for him to kill his ex-girlfriend for her disloyalty.

Representing the victim’s family, Mickey’s case explores the mostly #unregulated and exploding #AIBusiness and the lack of #training #guardrails. Along the way he joins up with journalist #JackMcEvoy (The Poet), who wants to be a fly on the wall during the trial in order to write a book about it. But Mickey puts him to work going through the mountain of printed discovery materials in the case. McEvoy’s digging ultimately delivers the key witness, a whistleblower who has been too afraid to speak up. The case is fraught with danger because #billions are at stake.”

#MichaelConnelly / #Mickey / #TheLincolnLawyer / #fiction / #CrimeFiction / #tech <michaelconnelly.com/writing/th>

#Toxic tide still flows
" #PRC was considered te world's primary electronic & toxic #waste #dumping ground b4 Beijing cracked down in 2018. As a result, such op'ns migrated to #Thailand & #SEAsia.. a month doesn't pass w/o reports of #illegal waste tpt, #locals complaining abt #pollution, or fire accidents caused by #recycling factories, many of which owned by #Chinese #investors.. #government needs to ramp up #guardrails to prevent these illegal shipments from entering🇹🇭"
bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinio

Bangkok Post · Toxic tide still flowsBy Editorial