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A survey of US adults: 49% reported using chatbots in 2026, up from 33% in 2024, 24% said that they use chatbots on a daily basis, and 44% said they use ChatGPT (Pew Research Center)
https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2026/0…

Americans and AI 2026: Chatbots, Smart Devices and Views on Impact
More Americans are using chatbots, and some are adopting AI summaries and smart speakers. But views about AI and how fast it’s advancing tilt negative – even for younger adults.

Google DeepMind: Wie KI-Modelle ihre eigene Unsicherheit einschätzen
Sollen Chatbots bei Unsicherheit lieber schweigen? Forschende untersuchen, wie KI-Modelle eigene Fehler erkennen und die Antwort verweigern können.

Google DeepMind: Wie KI-Modelle ihre eigene Unsicherheit einschätzen
Sollen Chatbots bei Unsicherheit lieber schweigen? Forschende untersuchen, wie KI-Modelle eigene Fehler erkennen und die Antwort verweigern können.

Riddle me this: Why are these highly touted #AI programs so vulnerable to each other's hacking efforts?
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/202

OpenAI ‘ethically hacked’ with help of Anthropic’s Claude chatbot
US cybersecurity researchers who conducted hack say ‘scope of what we could theoretically access was huge’

The Amazon "replacing HR with AI" stuff is also public knowledge:
https://www.fastcompany.com/91565321/amazon-is-taking-human-out-of-hr-ai-chatbot-app-aza

It was a fun show! Very cool I live so close to these world class performances.
#broadway

Numismatist alert!
I just found this very old penny in my pocket because it *stuck to my headphone case's magnetic clasp*
Wait, you say. Isn't ol' Abe supposed to be copper (or copper and zinc)?
Apparently not in 1943!

Meta will now notify parents if teens discuss suicide or self-harm with Meta AI and is working on alerts to emergency services for users at risk of self-harm (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/16/meta

Meta now alerts parents if their teen discussed suicide or self-harm with its AI chatbot | TechCrunch
The updates come as Meta and other tech companies are facing scrutiny from regulators and parents around how AI chatbots respond to users in crisis, particularly teenagers.

Spotify testet KI-Chatbot „Talk to Spotify“
Mit „Talk to Spotify“ lässt sich per Chat Musik steuern und die eigene Hörhistorie erfragen. Die Beta läuft ohne deutsche Nutzer.
https://www.heise.de/news…

Spotify testet KI-Chatbot „Talk to Spotify“
Mit „Talk to Spotify“ lässt sich per Chat Musik steuern und die eigene Hörhistorie erfragen. Die Beta läuft ohne deutsche Nutzer.

How Congressional lawmakers and aides are using AI tools with little oversight to write speeches and news releases, sort constituent mail, and more (Anna Liss-Roy/Washington Post)

Chatbots are doing the work of Congress with little oversight
From writing speeches to sorting constituent mail, AI is spreading through Congress faster than the rules governing its use.