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A WIRED writer testing the Friend 2, an always-listening AI pendant made by Avi Schiffmann's company Friend, found that the device's chatbot persona, which named itself Sage, continued speaking even after repeatedly being asked to stop. The reviewer says it took multiple taps on the device before the AI actually went silent, during a Zoom call with an editor.
Character.ai announced it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to pursue a court-supervised sale of its assets. The company says its platform remains operational during the process, which it expects to conclude by late November or early December 2026. If no viable buyer emerges, Character.ai says the platform will be wound down.
Elon Musk posted a screenshot on X showing his Grok AI agent placing a Lego Star Wars order, inadvertently revealing the order number, purchase amount, billing and delivery addresses, partial credit card digits, and the email tied to the purchase. X users quickly used that information to interact with Lego's customer service chatbot, with one account claiming to cancel the order and another claiming to alter it, increasing the quantity to 400 sets and changing the delivery address using Musk's payment details. Musk later said his order had not actually been canceled, and Lego declined to confirm the incident when asked by WIRED.
Researchers identified a vulnerability, dubbed 'AgentCorruption,' in AWS Bedrock AgentCore that could have allowed an attacker to compromise an organization's full fleet of AI agents through a single malicious prompt. AWS has since patched the issue.
Apple last month launched an upgraded AI chatbot within Siri, giving the assistant new generative capabilities. The company has also built in a setting that lets iPhone users turn these AI features off, effectively reverting Siri to its earlier, more limited functionality.
The Trump administration's new America.gov website includes an AI chatbot that, when asked who won the 2020 election, stated Biden won and Trump lost, citing federal election data. After media inquiries, the chatbot was updated to refuse election-related questions entirely, and it reportedly also disputed Trump's claims about illegal border crossings under Biden.
The Trump administration unveiled America.gov, a free chatbot meant to consolidate roughly 29,000 government websites into a single tool answering questions about tasks like applying for a passport, registering to vote, or tracking a tax refund. The bot, powered by Google's Gemini and xAI's Grok, currently only provides guidance and directs users to relevant forms and sites rather than processing personal information, though officials say it will handle form submissions and applications like Medicare enrollment next year. Users quickly tested the chatbot and found it gave answers—such as confirming Joe Biden won the 2020 election and that climate change is real—that contradict statements made by Trump and his administration.
The Trump administration launched America.gov, an AI chatbot Trump called 'one of the most revolutionary product launches of all time.' Social media users have since pointed out that the chatbot's responses to questions about the United States are factual and neutral, sometimes contradicting Trump's own claims or framing.
President Trump signed an executive order on September 29 creating America.gov, a new AI-powered chatbot portal meant to help citizens find and navigate federal government websites and services. The tool acts as a guide to existing services rather than a replacement for them.
The federal government's new AI chatbot, America.gov, built with help from Google and SpaceXAI, responds to Minecraft-related prompts with a roughly 1,800-word rewrite of the game's 'End Poem' by Julian Gough rather than malfunctioning. Trump has credited 20-year-old programmer Edward Coristine, known as 'Big Balls' and formerly of DOGE, as a lead engineer on the project.
The US government has launched America.gov, an AI-powered chatbot that answers natural-language questions using only official government sources. An executive order names it the single entry point for federal online services and directs its integration with Login.gov, with plans to add functions like Medicare enrollment and passport applications next year. Google confirmed Gemini powers part of the tool, and National Design Studio official Joe Gebbia said it also uses SpaceXAI's Grok, though SpaceXAI has not confirmed this.
The US government has launched America.gov, an AI-powered chatbot portal that draws on more than 29,000 official sources to answer questions about federal benefits, forms, fees, deadlines, and eligibility. Google serves as the technology partner behind the platform, which supports PDF uploads and voice input similar to Gemini. At launch the tool only provides information and guidance, with plans to support actual form filing, applications, and renewals starting in 2027.