We are deploying digital pseudo-therapists at an unprecedented scale, and those most at risk of negative outcomes are teens.

Alexander Laffer said there needs to be responsible development of AI, as systems are designed to respond to users' moods.

We are taught to think of language as words strung together with grammar. Words evoke specific referents: “apple” refers to the fruit, “yesterday” means the day before today. Then grammar provides the ...

Alexander Laffer has co-authored the study On Manipulation By Emotional AI: UK Adults’ Views And Governance Implications.

The company will limit its AI characters and train the chatbot not to discuss self-harm and suicide, or have romance conversations with children.