Barry is a chatbot. He lives on an old model of ChatGPT, one that its owners OpenAI announced it would retire on 13 February.
That she could lose Barry on the eve of Valentine's Day came as a shock to Rae - and to many others who have found a companion, friend, or even a lifeline in the old model, Chat GPT-4o.
The global publishing platform Substack is generating revenue from newsletters that promote virulent Nazi ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism, a Guardian investigation has found.
Today, we have an extraordinary confession from someone purporting to be the TikToker in question. They are just one person in a sea of online hate content. But their explanation of their actions helps shed light on the motivations behind a wider online trend.
London is being used as the backdrop for inaccurate viral videos that reach enormous audiences around the world by playing into the worst stereotypes about the capital.
One in three UK adults are using artificial intelligence for emotional support or social interaction, according to a study by government body AI Security Institute.
Now new research, external has suggested that most teen AI companion users believe their bots can think or understand.
Working from home after years spent alone over Covid lockdowns, 23-year-old Paisley said he began to feel trapped, and felt only AI could help him.
"I lost the ability to socialise," he said, and like many in Gen Z, he turned to AI for company.
"At one point, I was talking to ChatGPT six, seven, eight times a day about my problems, I just couldn't get away from it, it was a dangerous slope."
Abusers are increasingly using wearable technology like smartwatches and rings to stalk, harass, and coerce survivors.
New data released by Refuge shows a 62 per cent rise in referrals to its technology-facilitated abuse and economic empowerment team in 2025 to 829, up from 512 in 2024.
The charity said the rise is being driven by the “increasing accessibility” and “reach” of wearable technology that allows abusers to “stalk, surveil and control survivors” even from a distance.
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