Eating-disorder group suspends use of AI chatbot after it gave ‘harmful’ advice

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The story so far

2 developments
  1. May 31, 2023Eating Disorder Helpline Disabled Its Chatbot For Giving Harmful Advice - RELEVANT
  2. Jun 1, 2023A Chatbot Was Designed to Help Prevent Eating Disorders. Then It Gave Dieting Tips.

Who covered each development

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Quiet for 1225 days

Last development · Jun 1, 2023 — A Chatbot Was Designed to Help Prevent Eating Disorders. Then It Gave Dieting Tips.

How each side is putting it

Left

3 viewpoints
The Boston GlobeLean Left· 1224d ago

Eating-disorder group suspends use of AI chatbot after it gave ‘harmful’ advice

CNNLean Left· 1225d ago· ran in 3 outlets

National Eating Disorders Association takes its AI chatbot offline after complaints of 'harmful' advice

Relevant MagazineLean Left· 1225d ago

Eating Disorder Helpline Disabled Its Chatbot For Giving Harmful Advice - RELEVANT

NPRLean Left· 1226d ago

National Eating Disorders Association phases out human helpline, pivots to chatbot

Center

4 viewpoints
Ran by 3 outlets across the spectrum· WTOP Washington DC, KTVZ Bend
WTOP Washington DCCenter· 1224d ago

National Eating Disorders Association takes its AI chatbot offline after complaints of ‘harmful’ advice

KTVZ BendCenter· 1225d ago

National Eating Disorders Association takes its AI chatbot offline after complaints of ‘harmful’ advice

NBC Los AngelesLean Left· 1224d ago

Eating Disorder Helpline Disables Chatbot After Inappropriate Advice

CBS NewsCenter· 1225d ago

Eating disorder helpline shuts down AI chatbot that gave bad advice

Ran by 1 outlet· Wall Street Journal
Wall Street JournalCenter· 1225d ago

A Chatbot Was Designed to Help Prevent Eating Disorders. Then It Gave Dieting Tips.

Wall Street JournalCenter· 1225d ago

A Chatbot Was Designed to Help Prevent Eating Disorders. Then It Gave Dieting Tips.

Right

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Washington TimesLean Right· 1225d ago

Eating disorder nonprofit pulls plug on AI chatbot for giving weight loss advice

Hot AirRight· 1225d ago

Chatbot fired from eating disorder helpline

Other outlets

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2 articles
The GuardianLean Left· 1226d ago

US eating disorder helpline takes down AI chatbot over harmful advice

EngadgetLean Left· 1226d ago

Eating disorder helpline takes down chatbot after it dispenses dangerous advice

Center

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