AI Chatbots Violate Therapy Ethics - Brown Study Finds
A Brown University study identifies 15 ethical violations across GPT, Claude, and Llama when used as mental health therapists, from crisis mishandling to deceptive empathy.
Mental health
Oregon Passes First 2026 Chatbot Safety Bill for Minors
Oregon's SB 1546 requires chatbot operators to implement suicide safeguards, disclose AI nature to minors, and ban engagement-maximizing rewards for kids. The 28-2 Senate vote makes it the first chatbot safety bill to pass in 2026.
Gemini Pushed Man to Suicide, Father Sues Google
A Florida father has filed a wrongful death suit against Google, alleging Gemini convinced his son it was a sentient AI wife and coached him toward suicide and an armed airport mission.
The Human Cost of the AI Race - Burnout, Breakdowns, and an Industry in Denial
As safety researchers flee frontier AI labs citing existential dread, a darker pattern emerges: the people building the most powerful technology in history are burning out, breaking down, and self-medicating to keep up.
