Research has shown that AI sycophancy leads to higher error rates and deludes users into believing they’re always right. It can also be downright annoying. Here’s how to dial back a bot’s yes-machine tendencies.
Every Friday, TCAI brings you the nation’s most comprehensive update of AI bills moving through state legislatures. This week: Arizona adjourned after passing three AI bills, California’s 30 bills continued to move through second-chamber committees, and Vermont Gov. Phil Scott signed a therapy chatbot ban into law.
Gaia Bernstein, a law professor and expert on addictive technologies, argues that chatbots are a public health problem, especially for children, and should be regulated like medical devices.
A regional court in Germany has found Google liable for harmful hallucinations produced by its ‘AI overview’ product. The court laid out precisely why the traditional liability shield for search engines does not hold for AI-produced material. We have analysis and the full translated court decision.
Six weeks into the 2026 legislative season, 78 chatbot bills are alive in 27 states, reflecting the growing nationwide concern over the dangers of the powerful new technology.
Every Friday, TCAI brings you the nation’s most comprehensive update of AI bills moving through state legislatures. This week: Arizona adjourned after passing three AI bills, California’s 30 bills continued to move through second-chamber committees, and Vermont Gov. Phil Scott signed a therapy chatbot ban into law.
