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"Truly Psychopathic": Concern Grows Over "Therapist" Chatbots Leading Users Deeper Into Mental Illness

futurism.com Unknown 2026-02-19 16:55:25

As of April, according to an analysis by the Harvard Business Review, the number one use of AI chatbots is now therapy. The more we learn about what that looks like in practice, the less it sounds like a good idea. That's not entirely surprising: even AI experts remain hazy on exactly how the tech actually works, top companies in the industry still struggle to control their chatbots, and a wave of reporting has found that AI is pushing vulnerable people into severe mental health crises. So it'

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The government’s Apple antitrust lawsuit is still on

theverge.com Jacob Kastrenakes 2026-02-19 22:52:01

is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators for over a decade. The US Department of Justice notched an initial win in its antitrust case against Apple today, with a federal judge rejecting Apple’s attempt to dismiss the lawsuit outright. The government’s allegations are “sufficient to demonstrate Apple’s specific intent to monopolize the smartphone and performance smartphone market,“ Judge Julien Neals wrote in an opinion on Monday. Apple filed to dismiss

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What happened when Anthropic's Claude AI ran a small shop for a month (spoiler: it got weird)

zdnet.com Webb Wright 2026-02-20 03:05:49

Daniel Grizelj/Getty Images Large language models (LLMs) handle many tasks well -- but at least for the time being, running a small business doesn't seem to be one of them. On Friday, AI startup Anthropic published the results of "Project Vend," an internal experiment in which the company's Claude chatbot was asked to manage an automated vending machine service for about a month. Launched in partnership with AI safety evaluation company Andon Labs, the project aimed to get a clearer sense of h

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Anthropic's Claude stocked a fridge with metal cubes when it was put in charge of a snacks business

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-20 12:27:51

If you're worried your local bodega or convivence store may soon be replaced by an AI storefront, you can rest easy — at least for the time being. Anthropic recently concluded an experiment, dubbed Project Vend, that saw the company task an offshoot of its Claude chatbot with running a refreshments business out of its San Francisco office at a profit, and things went about as well as you would expect. The agent, named Claudius to differentiate it from Anthropic's regular chatbot, not only made s

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So you want to serialize some DER?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-17 15:19:57

So you want to serialize some DER? (Editor’s Note: My day job is at Anthropic.) This story starts where all good stories start, with ASN.1. ASN.1 is… I guess you’d call it a meta-serialization format? It’s a syntax for describing data abstractly (a notation, you might say), and then there’s a bunch of different actual encodings that you can use to turn data into bytes. There’s only one encoding I choose to acknowledge, which is DER (the Distinguished Encoding Representation, it’s got a monocle

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Use keyword-only arguments in Python dataclasses

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-21 11:45:36

Python dataclasses are a really nice feature for constructing classes that primarily hold or work with data. They can be a good alternative to using dictionaries, since they allow you to add methods, dynamic properties, and subclasses. They can also be a good alternative to building your own class by hand, since they don’t need a custom __init__() that reassigns attributes and provide methods like __eq__() out of the box. One small tip to keeping dataclasses maintainable is to always construct

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JavaScript Trademark Update

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-21 05:52:00

On June 18, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) dismissed our fraud claim against Oracle. We disagree with this decision. That claim alleged Oracle knowingly misled the USPTO in its 2019 renewal by submitting a screenshot of the Node.js website to show use of the “JavaScript” trademark. As the creator of Node.js, I find that especially offensive. Node.js was never an Oracle product or brand. Oracle didn’t create it, didn’t run it, and wasn’t authorized to use it to prop up its trademark

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Time Is Three-Dimensional and Space Is Just a Side Effect, Scientist Says

futurism.com Unknown 2026-02-21 02:45:06

A fringe new theory suggests that time is the fundamental structure of the physical universe, and space is merely a byproduct. According to Gunther Kletetschka, a geologist — not a physicist, you'll note, but more on that later — from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, time is three-dimensional and the dimensions of space are an emergent property of it, a press release from the university explains. "These three time dimensions are the primary fabric of everything, like the canvas of a paintin

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Fancy Airplane Seats Have Nowhere Left to Go—So What Now?

wired.com Jenny Southan 2026-02-21 03:00:00

Not so long ago, direct aisle access along with the ability to lie horizontally were the hallmarks of comfort on airplanes if on entering you happened to be turning right and not left. Fast-forward a decade and the prevailing new high-water mark is now the private suite with sliding doors, expansive entertainment screens and even double beds. Qatar Airways’ Qsuite allows four passengers to dine together face-to-face, while Virgin Atlantic’s Retreat Suite offers an oversized version of business

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Anthropic’s Claude AI became a terrible business owner in experiment that got ‘weird’

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2026-02-21 09:00:00

For those of you wondering if AI agents can truly replace human workers, do yourself a favor and read the blog post that documents Anthropic’s “Project Vend.” Researchers at Anthropic and AI safety company Andon Labs put an instance of Claude Sonnet 3.7 in charge of an office vending machine, with a mission to make a profit. And, like an episode of “The Office,” hilarity ensued. They named the AI agent Claudius, equipped it with a web browser capable of placing product orders and an email addr

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Anthropic says Claude helps emotionally support users - we're not convinced

zdnet.com Radhika Rajkumar 2026-02-22 02:40:25

Richard Drury/Getty Images More and more, in the midst of a loneliness epidemic and structural barriers to mental health support, people are turning to AI chatbots for everything from career coaching to romance. Anthropic's latest study indicates its chatbot, Claude, is handling that well -- but some experts aren't convinced. Also: You shouldn't trust AI for therapy - here's why On Thursday, Anthropic published new research on its Claude chatbot's emotional intelligence (EQ) capabilities -- w

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Can AI run a physical shop? Anthropic’s Claude tried and the results were gloriously, hilariously bad

venturebeat.com Michael Nuñez 2026-02-22 08:28:07

Join the event trusted by enterprise leaders for nearly two decades. VB Transform brings together the people building real enterprise AI strategy. Learn more Picture this: You give an artificial intelligence complete control over a small shop. Not just the cash register — the whole operation. Pricing, inventory, customer service, supplier negotiations, the works. What could possibly go wrong? New Anthropic research published Friday provides a definitive answer: everything. The AI company’s ass

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OpenAI’s Unreleased AGI Paper Could Complicate Microsoft Negotiations

wired.com Kylie Robison 2026-02-22 08:35:29

A small clause inside OpenAI’s contract with Microsoft, once considered a distant hypothetical, has now become a flashpoint in one of the biggest partnerships in tech. The clause states that if OpenAI’s board ever declares it has developed artificial general intelligence (AGI), it would limit Microsoft’s contracted access to the startup’s future technologies. Microsoft, which has invested more than $13 billion in OpenAI, is now reportedly pushing for the removal of the clause and is considering

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Project Vend: Can Claude run a small shop? (And why does that matter?)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-22 10:09:14

We let Claude manage an automated store in our office as a small business for about a month. We learned a lot from how close it was to success—and the curious ways that it failed—about the plausible, strange, not-too-distant future in which AI models are autonomously running things in the real economy. Anthropic partnered with Andon Labs, an AI safety evaluation company, to have Claude Sonnet 3.7 operate a small, automated store in the Anthropic office in San Francisco. Here is an excerpt of

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Apple's $95 million Siri settlement claims are ending soon - how to secure your payout

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2026-02-22 17:25:00

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Think that Apple's Siri snooped on your private conversations in the past? If so, you may be able to snag a slice of the $95 million that Apple is paying out to settle a class-action lawsuit. But you have to act fast, as the deadline to submit your claim is days away. Also: My favorite iPhone productivity feature just got a major upgrade with iOS 26 (and it's not Siri) A settlement page recently published in the case of Lopez v. Apple Inc. explains the steps and d

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Anthropic summons the spirit of Flash games for the AI age

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-02-24 22:33:20

On Wednesday, Anthropic announced a new feature that expands its Artifacts document management system into the basis of a personal AI app gallery resembling something from the Flash game era of the early 2000s—though these apps run on modern web code rather than Adobe's defunct plugin. Using plain English dialogue, users can build and share interactive applications directly within Claude's chatbot interface using a new API capability that lets artifacts interact with Claude itself. Claude is an

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People use AI for companionship much less than we’re led to believe

techcrunch.com Ram Iyer 2026-02-25 03:21:28

The overabundance of attention paid to how people are turning to AI chatbots for emotional support, sometimes even striking up relationships, often leads one to think such behavior is commonplace. A new report by Anthropic, which makes the popular AI chatbot Claude, reveals a different reality: In fact, people rarely seek out companionship from Claude and turn to the bot for emotional support and personal advice only 2.9% of the time. “Companionship and roleplay combined comprise less than 0.5

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People use AI for companionship much less than we’re led to think

techcrunch.com Ram Iyer 2026-02-25 21:21:28

The overabundance of attention paid to how people are turning to AI chatbots for emotional support, sometimes even striking up relationships, often leads one to think such behavior is commonplace. A new report by Anthropic, which makes the popular AI chatbot Claude, reveals a different reality: In fact, people rarely seek out companionship from Claude, and turn to the bot for emotional support and personal advice only 2.9% of the time. “Companionship and roleplay combined comprise less than 0.

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The $177 million AT&T data breach settlement could mean a payout for you - how to qualify

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2026-02-26 08:48:00

NurPhoto/Getty Images If you're a current or former AT&T customer, a new class action settlement means you might be in line for a little cash. Earlier this year, the company confirmed two major data breaches -- one from 2019 or earlier and one from 2024. The stolen data, which ultimately ended up for sale on the dark web, included social security numbers, names, email addresses, mailing addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, and more. Also: 184 million passwords leaked across Facebook, Goo

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Anthropic now lets you make apps right from its Claude AI chatbot

theverge.com Jay Peters 2026-02-27 08:33:29

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Anthropic is adding a new feature to its Claude AI chatbot that lets you build AI-powered apps right inside the app. The upgrade, launching in beta, builds upon Anthropic’s Artifacts feature introduced last year that lets you see and interact with what you ask Claude to make. “Start building in the Claude app by enabling this new interactive capability,” the company says in a

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Getty drops key copyright claims against Stability AI, but UK lawsuit continues

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2026-02-27 06:34:35

Getty Images dropped its primary claims of copyright infringement against Stability AI on Wednesday at London’s High Court, narrowing one of the most closely watched legal fights over how AI companies use copyrighted content to train their models. The move doesn’t end the case entirely – Getty is still pursuing other claims as well as a separate lawsuit in the U.S. – but it underscores the gray areas surrounding the future of content ownership and usage in the age of generative AI. The developm

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Anthropic makes it easier to create and share Claude's bite-sized Artifact apps

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-28 08:00:22

Last August, Anthropic released Artifacts. The feature allows Claude users to create small, AI-programmed apps for their own use. Today, Anthropic is making it easier to share Artifacts. At the same time, it's making the apps you can make with the feature more powerful. To start, Artifacts now have their own dedicated space you can access from the Claude app sidebar. Here you'll find a curated selection of projects made by other people to get you started on your own programs. Every Artifact you

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Anthropic launches new AI feature to build your own customizable chatbots

zdnet.com Tiernan Ray 2026-02-28 08:00:14

Anthropic Anthropic, the American startup company that produces the Claude family of generative artificial intelligence programs, on Wednesday said users can now make full-fledged applications using the "artifacts" function in Claude, and choose from a curated list of pre-built apps others have made. Artifacts, which were introduced in June of last year, and made generally available in August, allow for objects you make at the prompt — a picture, a diagram — to be displayed in their own separa

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Build and Host AI-Powered Apps with Claude – No Deployment Needed

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-28 08:14:35

Today, we’re introducing the ability to build, host, and share interactive AI-powered apps directly in the Claude app. Now developers can iterate faster on their AI apps without worrying about the complexity and cost of scaling for a growing audience. Build and host Claude-powered apps Here’s what we built: Claude can now create artifacts that interact with Claude through an API— turning these artifacts into AI-powered apps, where the economics actually work for sharing. When someone uses you

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Snake Venom, Urine, and a Quest to Live Forever: Inside a Biohacking Conference Emboldened by MAHA

wired.com Will Bahr 2026-03-01 17:00:00

I have been to the undying convention. I have been pressurized in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber and bathed in flickering gamma-wave light. I have had my electromagnetic field manipulated. I have taken an IV drip of green liquid that looked nearly radioactive. I have been frozen in a cryochamber (and felt amazing afterward) and baked in a one-man, zippable sauna (I didn’t). I have eaten more consecutive meals of beef than ever in my life, grinding unrefined Kalahari desert salt over the slabs of f

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Advanced Python Function Debugging with MCP Integration

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-27 00:56:53

Gnosis Mystic 🔮 AI-Powered Python Function Analysis and Control Gnosis Mystic gives AI assistants direct access to your Python functions through runtime hijacking and intelligent analysis. Add minimal decorators, and Claude can inspect, optimize, and control your code in real-time. Inspiration and Work Mystic was inspired by Giantswarm's mcp-debug. Code by fairly stock Claude Code. Prompts, code sketches, and planning by Claude Desktop using Gnosis Evolve tools. ✨ Why Gnosis Mystic? The P

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A nasal spray company wants to make it harder for the FTC to police health claims

theverge.com Lauren Feiner 2026-03-02 02:43:54

In the midst of the covid-19 pandemic, a health products company called Xlear began advertising its saline nasal spray to people desperately searching for ways to protect themselves from a new virus. In its marketing, Xlear pointed to studies that it said supported the idea that ingredients in the spray could block viruses from sticking to the nasal cavity. Based on its interpretation of the science, Xlear promoted the product as one part of a “layered defense” against contracting covid. In 202

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Claude catches up to ChatGPT with built-in memory support

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-03-02 08:52:15

AI startup Anthorpic is planning to add a memory feature to Claude in a bid to take on ChatGPT, which has an advanced memory feature. With memory support, Claude can remember past events and reference them in new chats to improve the results. For example, if you specifically instruct Claude that you prefer Python as your favourite programming language, it'll try to show Python-based code output only. Anthorpic hasn't confirmed memory support for Claude, but as some users spotted on X, referen

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AT&T customer? You might get a cut of $177 million data breach settlement

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2026-03-03 03:53:57

wdstock/Gertty Images If you're a current or former AT&T customer, a new class action settlement means you might be in line for a little cash. Earlier this year, the company confirmed two major data breaches -- one from 2019 or earlier and one from 2024. The stolen data, which ultimately ended up for sale on the dark web, included social security numbers, names, email addresses, mailing addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, and more. Also: 184 million passwords leaked across Facebook, Goo

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This Is Why High-End Electric Cars Are Failing

wired.com Carlton Reid 2026-03-04 14:00:00

It may well be able to wade through deep water, have crawl-assist mode for sketchy terrain, and even perform 360-degree swivel-on-the-spot tank turns, but sales of the seemingly much-anticipated electric Mercedes G-Class SUV have been poor. Actually, that’s an understatement. They’ve been woeful. And it’s not the only e-flop from a legacy automaker: Just last week Ferrari announced that it is delaying its second EV model (the first will arrive in October) until at least 2028 because of weak dem

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"Truly Psychopathic": Concern Grows Over "Therapist" Chatbots Leading Users Deeper Into Mental Illness

The government’s Apple antitrust lawsuit is still on

What happened when Anthropic's Claude AI ran a small shop for a month (spoiler: it got weird)

Anthropic's Claude stocked a fridge with metal cubes when it was put in charge of a snacks business

So you want to serialize some DER?

Use keyword-only arguments in Python dataclasses

JavaScript Trademark Update

Time Is Three-Dimensional and Space Is Just a Side Effect, Scientist Says

Fancy Airplane Seats Have Nowhere Left to Go—So What Now?

Anthropic’s Claude AI became a terrible business owner in experiment that got ‘weird’

Anthropic says Claude helps emotionally support users - we're not convinced

Can AI run a physical shop? Anthropic’s Claude tried and the results were gloriously, hilariously bad

OpenAI’s Unreleased AGI Paper Could Complicate Microsoft Negotiations

Project Vend: Can Claude run a small shop? (And why does that matter?)

Apple's $95 million Siri settlement claims are ending soon - how to secure your payout

Anthropic summons the spirit of Flash games for the AI age

People use AI for companionship much less than we’re led to believe

People use AI for companionship much less than we’re led to think

The $177 million AT&T data breach settlement could mean a payout for you - how to qualify

Anthropic now lets you make apps right from its Claude AI chatbot

Getty drops key copyright claims against Stability AI, but UK lawsuit continues

Anthropic makes it easier to create and share Claude's bite-sized Artifact apps

Anthropic launches new AI feature to build your own customizable chatbots

Build and Host AI-Powered Apps with Claude – No Deployment Needed

Snake Venom, Urine, and a Quest to Live Forever: Inside a Biohacking Conference Emboldened by MAHA

Advanced Python Function Debugging with MCP Integration

A nasal spray company wants to make it harder for the FTC to police health claims

Claude catches up to ChatGPT with built-in memory support

AT&T customer? You might get a cut of $177 million data breach settlement

This Is Why High-End Electric Cars Are Failing

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