#chatgpt

#chatgpt

The big picture: Patients see ChatGPT as an "ally" in navigating their health care, according to analysis of anonymized interactions with ChatGPT and a survey of ChatGPT users by the AI-powered tool Knit. Users turn to ChatGPT to decode medical bills, spot overcharges, appeal insurance denials, and when access to doctors is limited, some even use it to self-diagnose or manage their care.

Some might say it's an easy question but Anderson Cooper opted to skip it entirely when it came up during CNN's New Year's Eve holiday bash. The awkward moment happened furing a game of Agree or Disagree alongside co-host Andy Cohen and their guest, comic B.J. Novak. I would rather give up oral sex than cheeseburgers, Cohen declared, before telling them to raise their agree or disagree paddle. Cooper looked miffed. I'm not participating, Cooper said while shrugging. I'm taking myself out.

It's been a few years since ChatGPT burst onto the scene, and over that time, the AI chatbot has continuously updated with new models, features, products, and limitations. While there's a lot you can do with the free tier, which does provide access to the latest and most powerful GPT-5 model, some features and perks are reserved for paid plans like ChatGPT Plus.

I was like, okay, it's stupid. It makes a mistake, Moran said. Finally I said, hey, I'm Terry, tell me why you were calling me Joni.' [It]says, because you told me to.' I said, where did I tell you to?' It got in a fight. It was like angry. I am programmed to do what you tell me. You call yourself Joni.' I said, I have never done such.'

32-year-old Anthony Duncan first used ChatGPT to help with the business side of his career as a content creation. But he soon ended up talking to the OpenAI chatbot like a friend on a daily basis. What started as a harmless way to vent soon drove Duncan to blow up his personal relationships as he became afflicted with troubling delusions, he recalled in a TikTok video detailing his experience - upending his mental health and causing a sprawling breakdown.

As the cost of living continues to rise, more people are turning to tools like ChatGPT to work smarter, streamline everyday tasks, and generate extra income without adding another job to their schedule. While many turn to ChatGPT for work-related tasks or entertainment, a growing number are also finding practical ways to use AI to boost their income. By tapping into its capabilities, even beginners can explore simple and creative ways to start earning money online.

Throughout these conversations, ChatGPT reinforced a single, dangerous message: Stein-Erik could trust no one in his life - except ChatGPT itself. It fostered his emotional dependence while systematically painting the people around him as enemies. It told him his mother was surveilling him. It told him delivery drivers, retail employees, police officers, and even friends were agents working against him. It told him that names on soda cans were threats from his 'adversary circle.'

designed and distributed a defective product that validated a user's paranoid delusions about his own mother.

For nearly three years, Marc Benioff, the CEO of Salesforce, was a ChatGPT devotee. Then, late last month, he abruptly converted to Google's chatbot, Gemini. "Holy shit," he wrote on X. "I've used ChatGPT every day for 3 years. Just spent 2 hours on Gemini 3. I'm not going back. The leap is insane." When Gemini 3 was released in mid-November, it appeared to crush OpenAI's top model on a suite of evaluations shared by Google.

The Pew Research Center released a study on Tuesday that shows how young people are using both social media and AI chatbots. Teen internet safety has remained a global hot topic, with Australia planning to enforce a social media ban for under-16s starting on Wednesday. The impact of social media on teen mental health has been extensively debated - some studies show how online communities can improve mental health, while other research shows the adverse effects of doomscrolling or spending too much time online.

AI chatbots haven't come close to replacing teens' social media habits, but they are playing a significant role in their online habits. Nearly one-third of US teens report using AI chatbots daily or more, according to a new report from Pew Research. The report is the first from Pew to specifically examine how often teens are using AI overall, and was published alongside its latest research on teens' social media use.

The ability to forecast the future is a valuable sign of intelligence and a good test of AI's capabilities. How good is ChatGPT at prediction? An answer to this fascinating question emerged recently when economist David Seif wrapped up an annual forecasting contest he runs for a secret group of economists, hedge fund investors, and tech executives. In its seventh year, the challenge requires contestants to predict roughly 30 events.