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What Pennsylvania’s AI chatbot lawsuit teaches us about the psychology behind...

Gretchen Chapman, Carnegie Mellon University In May 2026, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration filed suit against Character Technologies Inc.,...
Taylor Swift’s filings sit at the messy intersection of copyright, publicity and trademark law, each of which addresses different aspects of AI deepfakes. Luis Gutierrez/Norte Photo via Getty Images

Taylor Swift trademarking her voice and likeness points to a new...

Daryl Lim, Penn State As one of the most popular celebrities in the world, Taylor Swift has already endured...

AI chatbots can prioritize flattery over facts – and that carries...

Nir Eisikovits, UMass Boston and Cody Turner, Bentley University In the summer of 2025, OpenAI released ChatGPT 5 and...
When it comes to machine-produced ‘literature,’ does it really matter whether the outputs can pass for original art? J Studios/Digital Vision via Getty Images

Thousands of AI‑written, edited or ‘polished’ books are being sold –...

Laura Beers, American University At some point in the next several months, I am hoping to receive a modest...

AI companions can give constant support – but distort ideas about...

Oluwaseun Damilola Sanwoolu, University of Kansas When the movie “Her” debuted in 2013, its plot felt like science fiction....
Ghostwriting sits at the nexus of collaboration and deception. EThamPhoto/The Image Bank via Getty Images

If using ChatGPT is cheating, what about ghostwriting? The old debate...

Emily Hodgson Anderson, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences In February 2023, a little more than a...

Suicide-by-chatbot puts Big Tech in the product liability hot seat

Brian Downing, University of Mississippi It is a sad fact of online life that users search for information about...

Can chatbots write inspirational and wise sermons?

Joanne M. Pierce, College of the Holy Cross When several hundred Lutherans in Bavaria, Germany, attended a service on...

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