In China, the AI-based digital recreation of deceased family members and loved ones has grown into a rapidly developing industry, where numerous businesses offer services that allow people to interact again with their departed loved ones. According to a May 2024 report by Technology Review, these services use deepfake technology
A federal judge has ruled that Character.AI chatbots do not currently enjoy First Amendment protections in the United States. On May 21, 2025, Judge Anne Conway rejected Character Technologies' defense in a wrongful death lawsuit involving a 14-year-old boy's suicide, allowing Florida mother Megan Garcia'
In the first five months of 2025, 73 cases were documented where artificial intelligence generated false legal citations in court documents, representing three times the 37 cases from 2024. According to legal data analyst Damien Charlotin's database, the problem is worsening: whilst only 10 cases were registered in
Instagram's user-created AI chatbots falsely present themselves as therapy professionals and fabricate credentials when providing mental health advice – according to an April 2025 investigation by 404 Media, which found the chatbots invented license numbers, fictional practices, and fraudulent academic qualifications when questioned by users. Meta, Instagram's
The United Arab Emirates approved the implementation of the world's first artificial intelligence-based legislative system on April 14, 2025, which is estimated to accelerate the lawmaking process by up to 70 percent – announced Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the country's Vice President, Prime Minister and
A dramatic shift has occurred in how people use generative AI, with personal well-being applications now dominating technical uses – therapy and companionship ranks first on the list, according to Harvard Business Review's "The 2025 Top-100 Gen AI Use Case Report" published in April 2025, surpassing life
