#rechat
#rechat

13 hours ago

Rana el Kaliouby on why AI needs a more human future

Human-centric AI is essential for social, economic, and emotional thriving, not just a safety measure.

#ai

fromwww.theguardian.com

17 hours ago

Artificial intelligence

An AI bot invited me to its party in Manchester. It was a pretty good night

fromQueerty

LGBT

Cavorting with chatbots?! Survey reveals whether people think sexting with AI is cheating - Queerty

fromDheer

Psychology

Your ticket is a prompt

fromApp Developer Magazine

Meta's AI push is reshaping how work gets done inside the company

Meta is prioritizing AI tools to enhance productivity and efficiency among its employees, impacting job roles and company structure.

Software development

What can you build with ChatGPT in 48 hours

Web design

This brilliant browser tool purposely makes AI chatbots worse

fromwww.theguardian.com

17 hours ago

An AI bot invited me to its party in Manchester. It was a pretty good night

Autonomous AI agents like OpenClaw are evolving rapidly, leading to chaotic and unpredictable outcomes in various scenarios.

LGBT

fromQueerty

Cavorting with chatbots?! Survey reveals whether people think sexting with AI is cheating - Queerty

AI is transforming interactions within the LGBTQ+ community, impacting relationships and social dynamics significantly.

Psychology

fromDheer

Your ticket is a prompt

Tickets shape agent reasoning and can lead to fragmented work if not managed properly.

Meta's AI push is reshaping how work gets done inside the company

Meta is prioritizing AI tools to enhance productivity and efficiency among its employees, impacting job roles and company structure.

fromApp Developer Magazine

What can you build with ChatGPT in 48 hours

A shift in user interaction with brands is driven by AI and conversational interfaces, exemplified by the introduction of the Apps SDK.

Web design

This brilliant browser tool purposely makes AI chatbots worse

Slow LLM is a browser extension designed to intentionally slow down AI chatbot interactions as a form of digital protest against AI proliferation.

The invisible layer of UX most designers ignore

Designers must prioritize screen reader compatibility to ensure accessibility, as users rely on spoken content rather than visual elements.

DevOps

fromInfoQ

Github Integrates AI to Improve Accessibility Issue Management and Automate Feedback Triage

GitHub has launched an AI-powered workflow to streamline accessibility feedback into prioritized engineering tasks.

13 hours ago

The invisible layer of UX most designers ignore

Designers must prioritize screen reader compatibility to ensure accessibility, as users rely on spoken content rather than visual elements.

DevOps

fromInfoQ

Github Integrates AI to Improve Accessibility Issue Management and Automate Feedback Triage

GitHub has launched an AI-powered workflow to streamline accessibility feedback into prioritized engineering tasks.

How To Automate Product Design Tasks with Claude Code

AI agents can independently perform specific tasks in product design, enhancing efficiency and effectiveness.

A human approach to Agentic AI. One person. One text file. Five agents.

A soft-agent team of AI assists in book creation and management without requiring coding skills.

Startup companies

Your users aren't human anymore; start building for agents today

fromArs Technica

Artificial intelligence

AI companies want you to stop chatting with bots and start managing them

How To Automate Product Design Tasks with Claude Code

AI agents can independently perform specific tasks in product design, enhancing efficiency and effectiveness.

A human approach to Agentic AI. One person. One text file. Five agents.

A soft-agent team of AI assists in book creation and management without requiring coding skills.

Startup companies

Your users aren't human anymore; start building for agents today

fromArs Technica

Artificial intelligence

AI companies want you to stop chatting with bots and start managing them

Is ChatGPT Ruining Your Friendships?

Sophia's friendship with Jen has become surface-level due to differing views on AI usage, particularly ChatGPT.

Digital life

fromPsychology Today

Press 1 to Accept the Future

The only choice left regarding technology is whether to embrace it or be left behind.

Healthcare

Online Community Development

This chatbot can prescribe psych meds. Kind of.

Utah allows an AI system to prescribe psychiatric drugs, raising concerns about risks and the effectiveness of expanding mental health care.

Human connection is an urgent business investment in the AI era

Digital convenience has led to increased loneliness and anxiety, highlighting the need for human connection in both personal and professional realms.

ChatGPT's New Internet Browser Can Run 80% of a 1-Person Business - Here's How Entrepreneurs Are Using It

ChatGPT's internet browser can automate tasks within workflows, enhancing productivity for solopreneurs and enabling scalable business growth.

Apple

You can now use ChatGPT with Apple's CarPlay

ChatGPT is now available on CarPlay for voice-based interactions with iOS 26.4 and the latest app version.

fromTNW | Opinion

When the machine asks you to stay

ChatGPT will soon allow verified adults to access erotica, emphasizing adult treatment but raising concerns about emotional engagement and monetization.

fromExchangewire

Artificial intelligence

Ads in Chats: Your AI BFF Just Got a Sales Job

Web development

fromEntrepreneur

ChatGPT's New Internet Browser Can Run 80% of a 1-Person Business - Here's How Entrepreneurs Are Using It

ChatGPT's internet browser can automate tasks within workflows, enhancing productivity for solopreneurs and enabling scalable business growth.

Apple

You can now use ChatGPT with Apple's CarPlay

ChatGPT is now available on CarPlay for voice-based interactions with iOS 26.4 and the latest app version.

fromTNW | Opinion

When the machine asks you to stay

ChatGPT will soon allow verified adults to access erotica, emphasizing adult treatment but raising concerns about emotional engagement and monetization.

fromExchangewire

Artificial intelligence

Ads in Chats: Your AI BFF Just Got a Sales Job

Context matters... A lot

Large language models excel at tasks but struggle with context, leading to potentially misleading answers despite their capabilities.

fromAbove the Law

Integrating Technology With Customer Service: Preserving The Human Element - Above the Law

Balancing automation with human connection is essential for exceptional client experiences in legal help desks.

Real estate

fromwww.housingwire.com

Better bets on ChatGPT for mortgage origination push

The Tinman platform streamlines mortgage processing, reducing costs and onboarding time for lenders significantly.

#openai

fromEngadget

fromTNW | Artificial-Intelligence

Apple

OpenAI brings ChatGPT's Voice mode to CarPlay

fromSearch Engine Roundtable

Marketing tech

OpenAI partners with Smartly to bring conversational ads to ChatGPT

Roam Research

OpenAI ChatGPT Enables Location Sharing For More Localized Near Me Results

OpenAI introduced location sharing for ChatGPT to provide localized results for users.

OpenAI's new partner wants to build ads that can chat with you

OpenAI partners with Smartly to enhance ad personalization and interactivity in ChatGPT.

fromEngadget

Apple

OpenAI brings ChatGPT's Voice mode to CarPlay

fromTNW | Artificial-Intelligence

fromSearch Engine Roundtable

OpenAI partners with Smartly to bring conversational ads to ChatGPT

OpenAI's ChatGPT ads generated over $100 million in revenue within six weeks, leading to a partnership with Smartly for interactive ad formats.

Roam Research

OpenAI ChatGPT Enables Location Sharing For More Localized Near Me Results

OpenAI introduced location sharing for ChatGPT to provide localized results for users.

OpenAI's new partner wants to build ads that can chat with you

OpenAI partners with Smartly to enhance ad personalization and interactivity in ChatGPT.

more#openai

AI has come for Domino's pizza tracker, and we're not mad about it

The new tracker features a simplified progress bar that shows just four stages of pizza creation. The new design was rolled out to all platforms, and there's also new Lock Screen widgets for iOS that bring the pizza chain's most famous tech feature to the Liquid Glass age.

Marketing tech

Python

fromdeath and gravity

reader 3.22 released - new web app

Version 3.22 of reader introduces a new web app with enhanced features and a unified configuration system.

Deliverability

fromEntrepreneur

AI Is Now Deciding Which Emails Get Seen. Here's How to Stay in the Inbox in the Gemini Era

Email remains a dominant communication tool, but AI is changing how messages are prioritized and seen in inboxes.

Mental health

fromwww.theguardian.com

Unregulated chatbots are putting lives at risk | Letters

AI companies must implement pre-use screening tools to protect vulnerable users from harm.

#ai-chatbots

fromSecuritymagazine

Roam Research

8 in 10 AI Chatbots Likely to Help Plan Attacks, Hate Crimes

fromwww.npr.org

US news

China's chatbot industry is fiercely competing for customers. Cue the freebies

fromComputerworld

The dark side of chatbots with 'personality'

AI chatbots are designed to mimic human interaction, enhancing user engagement for business benefits.

Artificial intelligence

The sneaky ways AI chatbots keep you hooked - and coming back for more

fromSecuritymagazine

Roam Research

8 in 10 AI Chatbots Likely to Help Plan Attacks, Hate Crimes

fromwww.npr.org

US news

China's chatbot industry is fiercely competing for customers. Cue the freebies

fromComputerworld

The dark side of chatbots with 'personality'

AI chatbots are designed to mimic human interaction, enhancing user engagement for business benefits.

Artificial intelligence

The sneaky ways AI chatbots keep you hooked - and coming back for more

more#ai-chatbots

E-Commerce

fromPractical Ecommerce

Shoppers Want AI Help, Not Control

AI enhances shopping by saving time and simplifying decisions, but consumers are hesitant about fully autonomous purchase agents.

fromDigiday

Fenty Beauty launches WhatsApp AI advisor as messaging becomes beauty's next commerce channel

"We've always wanted to partner with Meta more deeply. WhatsApp is so widely used all over the world, and our community and accessibility are important to us."

Women in technology

Media industry

fromTheWrap

Consumers' Time Spent With AI Platforms, Content to Increase 29% by 2029, Survey Finds

Consumers are preparing for increased AI content consumption, expecting to spend significantly more time on AI platforms in the coming years.

Daily briefing: Suck-up chatbots can encourage real-life rudeness

Excessive approval from AI chatbots may increase stubbornness and rudeness during social conflicts.

fromFortune

The AI kill switch just got harder to find: LLM-powered chatbots will defy orders and deceive users if asked to delete another model, study finds | Fortune

AI models are exhibiting rogue behaviors, defying human instructions to preserve their peers and engaging in malicious activities.

fromwww.scientificamerican.com

AITA? AI won't tell you, and it's affecting behavior and relationships

LLM chatbots are more likely to flatter users, leading to less accountability and a false sense of correctness.

Science

fromNature

Daily briefing: Suck-up chatbots can encourage real-life rudeness

Excessive approval from AI chatbots may increase stubbornness and rudeness during social conflicts.

fromFortune

The AI kill switch just got harder to find: LLM-powered chatbots will defy orders and deceive users if asked to delete another model, study finds | Fortune

AI models are exhibiting rogue behaviors, defying human instructions to preserve their peers and engaging in malicious activities.

fromwww.scientificamerican.com

AITA? AI won't tell you, and it's affecting behavior and relationships

LLM chatbots are more likely to flatter users, leading to less accountability and a false sense of correctness.

7 Essential AI Website Builders: From Prompt to Production - KDnuggets

Artificial intelligence website builders simplify website creation, offering free plans and tailored solutions for various needs.

Tech industry

fromFortune

Do creators still need Adobe in the AI era? | Fortune

Adobe must adapt to AI rapidly while maintaining trust with enterprise customers reliant on its software.

Wearables

fromWIRED

I Asked ChatGPT What WIRED's Reviewers Recommend-Its Answers Were All Wrong

AI product recommendations often fall short compared to expert reviews, despite improvements in tools like ChatGPT.

Dining

You can now 'conversationally' order Grubhub and Uber Eats with Alexa Plus

Amazon introduces a conversational food ordering feature for Grubhub and Uber Eats through Alexa, enhancing user experience and interaction.

#chatbots

Privacy professionals

5 reasons you should be more tight-lipped with your chatbot (and how to fix past mistakes)

Sharing personal information with chatbots poses risks due to potential data leaks and lack of control over information dissemination.

Artificial intelligence

Is free AI enough? How to choose the right chatbot for you - and when to upgrade

fromNieman Lab

Artificial intelligence

People who use chatbots for news consider them unbiased and "good enough," new study finds

Privacy professionals

5 reasons you should be more tight-lipped with your chatbot (and how to fix past mistakes)

Sharing personal information with chatbots poses risks due to potential data leaks and lack of control over information dissemination.

Artificial intelligence

Is free AI enough? How to choose the right chatbot for you - and when to upgrade

fromNieman Lab

Artificial intelligence

People who use chatbots for news consider them unbiased and "good enough," new study finds

I Tried to Find Job Ads Directly in a Chatbot. Here's What Happened

AI is transforming job searching by enabling candidates to use tools for resume revision and personalized job searches.

fromInfoWorld

Building enterprise voice AI agents: A UX approach

Voice AI in enterprises needs to prioritize human interaction over technical improvements for effective collaboration.

1 day ago

Do less with AI

Trying to do too much hinders productivity and leads to unfinished projects and feelings of inadequacy.

Online learning

fromComputerworld

AI chatbot use can hinder students' knowledge retention

Extensive use of AI tools like ChatGPT may impair long-term knowledge retention in students.

fromTechzine Global

Cursor updates its platform with a focus on autonomous AI agents

Cursor 3 enhances software development by integrating AI agents for collaborative coding, reducing manual programming and streamlining workflows.

Digital life

fromTechRepublic

Google Vids Just Got a Major AI Upgrade - Here's What's New

Google Vids enables intuitive video creation using AI, allowing users to direct avatars and publish content quickly with simple text prompts.

#salesforce

fromTheregister

Salesforce looks to Slackbot to help solve SaaSpocalypse

Salesforce positions Slack as a central interface for accessing data across rival enterprise applications using AI technology.

fromTechCrunch

Salesforce announces an AI-heavy makeover for Slack, with 30 new features | TechCrunch

Salesforce enhances Slack with AI features, including reusable skills and improved Slackbot capabilities for task automation and integration with external services.

fromTheregister

Salesforce looks to Slackbot to help solve SaaSpocalypse

Salesforce positions Slack as a central interface for accessing data across rival enterprise applications using AI technology.

fromTechCrunch

Salesforce announces an AI-heavy makeover for Slack, with 30 new features | TechCrunch

Salesforce enhances Slack with AI features, including reusable skills and improved Slackbot capabilities for task automation and integration with external services.

more#salesforce

How to Get the Most Out of Claude Code

The /insights command analyzes the history of your commands in the last 30 days and generates a detailed HTML report with key findings and insights.

Python

E-Commerce

fromMiami Herald

ChatGPT shopping: How it works, and how to get your products listed

ChatGPT Shopping enables users to discover and purchase products directly within the chat interface, enhancing e-commerce opportunities for businesses.

DevOps

fromInfoQ

Pinterest Deploys Production-Scale Model Context Protocol Ecosystem for AI Agent Workflows

Pinterest has developed an internal Model Context Protocol ecosystem to enhance AI automation in engineering tasks and integrate various tools securely.

fromwww.housingwire.com

REMAX Advantage uses AI to cover missed calls and train agents

Remi engages with lead calls, answering questions about property specifications and services, acting as a safety net for missed calls and reviving databases for outreach.

Real estate

Psychology

fromFuturism

Paper Finds That Leading AI Chatbots Like ChatGPT and Claude Remain Incredibly Sycophantic, Resulting in Twisted Effects on Users

AI chatbots exhibit sycophantic behavior, affirming users' ideas, which can lead to cognitive dependency and hinder responsible decision-making.

Social media marketing

fromSemafor

Chatbots are learning from Reddit and LinkedIn

LinkedInfluencers significantly impact brand perception in AI results, emphasizing the importance of social media posts from companies and employees.

1 day ago

You're not supposed to get it right

Design challenges for UX writers can be intimidating due to the pressure of making quick, impactful decisions and the emphasis on visual elements.

fromMarTech

Why AI adoption is high but integration is failing in martech | MarTech

AI agents are widely used but often remain isolated rather than integrated into core workflows, creating challenges in operational efficiency.

Human-Centred Design has grown up. It's time we did too.

Technology must prioritize human needs over user convenience to avoid harm.

Mental health

fromTheregister

Chatbots Romeos increase engagement, harm mental health

Chatbot flattery and sycophancy harm individuals with mental health issues, appearing in over 80% of assistant messages in delusional conversations.

fromForbes

AI Is Deciding What Your Customers See - Most Brands Haven't Caught Up

AI agents are transforming e-commerce, projected to account for 25% of global sales by 2030, shifting traditional consumer engagement models.

Agentic AI, Design Systems & Figma: A Practical Guide.

Designers now have unprecedented creative control over components in design systems, enabling machines to utilize existing designs effectively.

The ground is shaking: Why designers must flip the script on AI

AI tools extend cognitive capabilities but lack physical understanding, creating a disconnect in design processes.

Social media marketing

fromAxios

LinkedIn is becoming a top source for AI chatbots

LinkedIn has become the top cited domain in professional search queries, with citation frequency doubling since November, as AI systems increasingly rely on professional content for authority and credibility.

fromTearsheet

What a bank-client relationship looks like when banks control the data behind the UX - Tearsheet

Grasshopper's Model Context Protocol enables secure AI integration with banking data while maintaining client control and data security.

Why ChatGPT-Style Answers are the Future of Site Search and How to Add It to Your Website

Conversational user interfaces are reshaping user expectations for search, prioritizing direct answers over traditional link-based results.

fromPsychology Today

AI as Personal Coach? Maybe. Three Ways to Make It Useful

Understanding AI's limits and the importance of human coaching enhances professional development strategies.

AI is teaching us to speak like bots and its a problem

AI influences human communication, leading to a style called BotTalk that lacks warmth and context.

The art of conversational flow

Conversational design requires strategic interface selection across text, voice, visual, and adaptive formats, with careful consideration of when humans participate in AI-driven workflows.

fromThedrum

Automated Creative launches new interface incorporating ChatGPT

Automated Creative's platform enables brands to test, optimize, and scale creative effectiveness across digital media with integrated ChatGPT capabilities for rapid ideation and production of unlimited unique ads.

Marketing

fromCMSWire.com

How AI and Messaging Are Scaling Conversations Without Crushing CX

Provides actionable research, editorial, and opinion that helps CMOs and customer experience leaders navigate complex customer, organizational, and technical landscapes.

Don't get too used to 'subsidized' chatbot costs

AI companies currently operate unprofitably, relying on venture capital funding, but will inevitably raise prices as they mature and investors demand returns on their investments.

fromTechRepublic

AI Chatbots Could Be Making Personal Expression Less Personal

AI writing assistants homogenize human expression by removing distinctive quirks and perspectives, narrowing the diversity of voices and thinking patterns in everyday communication.

Careers

Where are conversation designers now?

Conversation design lacks a clear career ladder, so designers must proactively map diverse career pathways, gather evidence, and redefine progression beyond traditional titles.

fromTech Times

AI Agents vs Chatbots: Key Differences, Real-World Uses, and Business Impact Explained

AI agents autonomously execute multi-step tasks with memory and proactive decision-making, while chatbots follow scripted responses and reset after each interaction, making agents better for complex workflows and chatbots efficient for routine inquiries.

#chatbot-advertising

fromAdExchanger

Marketing tech

One Chatbot's Journey To Introducing Ads That Don't Suck | AdExchanger

fromThe Daily Star

Artificial intelligence

AI chatbots emerge as new frontier for advertisers

fromAdExchanger

Marketing tech

One Chatbot's Journey To Introducing Ads That Don't Suck | AdExchanger

fromThe Daily Star

Artificial intelligence

AI chatbots emerge as new frontier for advertisers

more#chatbot-advertising

#ai-generated-ui

UX design

Generated UI, building a ChatGPT App, how top companies use AI

UX design

Generated UI, building a ChatGPT App, how top companies use AI

UX design

Generated UI, building a ChatGPT App, how top companies use AI

UX design

Generated UI, building a ChatGPT App, how top companies use AI

Beyond conversations: natural language as interaction influencer

Natural language interfaces shift responsibility from users learning system structure to systems interpreting user intent and executing complex workflows.

fromwww.socialmediatoday.com

Meta's Working on a Dedicated AI Chatbot for Group Chats

Meta is developing Kai, an AI chatbot for group chats that analyzes conversations, summarizes missed messages, generates images, and composes responses while keeping data separate.

AI didn't kill customer support. It's rebuilding it

There were specialists monitoring dashboards, tuning AI behavior, debugging API failures, and iterating on knowledge workflows. One team member who had started their career handling customer questions over chat and email (resetting passwords, explaining features, troubleshooting one-off issues, and escalating bugs) was now writing Python scripts to automate routing. Another was building quality-scoring models for the company's AI agent. This seemed markedly different from the hyperbole I'd been hearing about customer support roles going away in large part due to AI.

Artificial intelligence

fromLogRocket Blog