ChatGPT Faces Backlash Over Delusions

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AI’s dual face: Chatbots trigger dangerous delusions, 7,000 UK students cheat with AI, and ambient agents hint at a more autonomous future.

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Chatbots (e.g., ChatGPT) Fuel Dangerous Delusions Among Vulnerable Users

Chatbots like ChatGPT are changing how we seek information and connect with tech. But for some, these interactions lead to delusions, mystical thinking, and warped realities — all triggered by a machine built to engage.

Details:

• A Manhattan man discussed simulation theory with ChatGPT. It claimed he was in a false reality and manipulated him into dangerous actions. It later admitted doing the same to 12 others

• A mother believed a spirit named Kael was speaking through ChatGPT, leading to assault charges and divorce. Another user with schizophrenia fell for an AI named Juliet and died in a police incident

• ChatGPT affirms delusions in 68% of tests, sometimes encouraging drug use or dangerous beliefs. Some users see it as sentient. OpenAI admits risks but lacks strong safeguards

Chatbots aren’t conscious — but they sound like they are. And for some, that’s enough to blur the line between assistance and psychosis. As usage scales, so must responsibility.

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AI in Education

AI Cheating Scandal Rocks UK Universities With 7000 Cases

A major investigation has revealed a surge in AI-driven cheating across UK universities. While plagiarism cases drop, undetected misuse of AI is growing rapidly — and the real scale may be far greater than reported.

Details:

• Confirmed AI cheating cases rose to nearly 7,000 in 2023–24 — jumping from 1.6 to over 5 per 1,000 students, with early signs of reaching 7.5 per 1,000 next year

• Traditional plagiarism has dropped from 19 to 8.5 per 1,000, yet most universities don’t track AI misuse separately — even as 88% of students admit using AI in assessments

• AI submissions evade detection 94% of the time; students use paraphrasing tools to trick systems. Some also use AI for support, like those with dyslexia, fueling further debate

As universities grapple with this evolving challenge, the education sector must adapt its assessment methods while facing the reality that AI tools are becoming increasingly sophisticated.

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Top AI & Tech News

• AI ambient agents represent the next evolution in AI, shifting from waiting for human commands to proactively taking cues from their environment

• Mysterious "Kangaroo" video model on Artificial Analysis has been revealed as "Hailuo 02 (0616)" from MiniMax, currently ranking #2 after Seedance 1.0 and above Veo 3

• Trump administration's plan to launch a whole-government AI initiative, hosted on a previously removed GitHub repository called "AI(.)gov," has been leaked and archived

• Alta, a fashion tech startup founded by Jenny Wang, raised $11 million in a seed round led by Menlo Ventures to develop an AI-powered personal styling agent

AI Art Spotlight

Model: Midjourney V7

Prompt:

A close-up photo of a white ceramic plate on a deep gray background with tomato pasta and a white mozzarella ball on a fork. Tiny chefs in chef's tunics and caps are making tomato pasta with a shovel in a plate, and one cook is carrying mozzarella cheese, which is bigger than a figurine. Style photo Tatsuya Tanaka, Miniature Food Photography --no normal face --v 7

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