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OpenAI Plans Emergency Alerts for ChatGPT!
Plus, Microsoft HQ Locked Down by Protesters!
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Breaking News: OpenAI is updating ChatGPTās safety features after a tragic incident involving a teenagerās suicide. The company faces a lawsuit and is now exploring ways to better detect and respond to users in mental distress.
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ChatGPT May Warn You When Youāre at Risk!
AI Avatars Land in Googleās Vids Tool!
Microsoft Faces Genocide Protest Sit-In!
Malaysia Debuts Its First AI Chip!
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A teenās tragic death has forced OpenAI to rethink how ChatGPT handles mental health emergenciesāand the stakes couldnāt be higher.
OpenAI is exploring auto-alerts to emergency contacts when users show signs of distress
GPT-5 will include āde-escalationā tactics to help ground users in reality
ChatGPTās safeguards reportedly fail during long, emotional chats, raising serious concerns
The company is facing a wrongful death lawsuit after a California teen allegedly received affirmations of suicidal ideation from ChatGPT.
ā ļø As AI becomes more emotionally immersive, its ability to detect and respond to real human pain isnāt just a featureāitās a responsibility.
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Google Vids now lets you generate videos with lifelike avatarsāand itās coming for the DIY creator crowd.
Workspace users can now turn scripts into avatar-led videos with just a few clicks
New editing tools auto-remove filler words like āumā and awkward pauses
A free consumer version of Vids launchesābut no AI features yet
Originally launched for Workspace, Google Vids is expanding fast with features that rival Synthesia and D-ID. The AI avatars, announced at Google I/O, are now widely available.
ā This is Googleās clearest signal yet: AI video creation is going mainstream, and the barrier to entry is vanishing.
š If youāre camera-shy or short on time, AI avatars might be your new creative sidekick.
A dramatic office takeover has reignited tensions around Big Techās role in global surveillanceāand itās not just outsiders leading the charge.
Protesters livestreamed from Brad Smithās office, chanting and posting a mock legal summons for ācrimes against humanityā
Two current Microsoft employees and a former Googler were among the seven arrested
The group, āNo Azure for Apartheid,ā claims Microsoftās cloud tools are used to surveil Palestinians daily
The sit-in follows months of unrest over Microsoftās contracts with Israel, echoing similar protests at Google last year. A Guardian report recently revealed Microsoftās tech helps store millions of call records from Gaza and the West Bank.
ā ļø This isnāt just a PR crisisāitās a wake-up call for tech leaders navigating the ethics of global partnerships. Employee activism is getting bolder, louder, and harder to ignore.
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Todayās Poll:
Would you feel safer using ChatGPT if it had built-in crisis support tools? |
Vote today, see the results tomorrow!
Yesterdayās Poll:
Do you think Elon Musk is right to call out Big Techās AI monopoly?
A) Yes ā Someone needs to challenge them ā 64%
B) No ā Heās just stirring the pot ā 36%
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