The National Eating Disorder Association's Plan To Replace Its Helpline Staff With An AI Chatbot Misfired When The Chatbot Was Shown To Offer Harmful Advice To People In Recovery For Eating Disorders.
The USA’s National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) has disabled its AI chatbot Tessa days before it was set to replace the fired human staff who previously ran the hotline. The chatbot was taken offline following a series of harmful recommendations that Instagram users, who accused it of promoting unhealthy eating behaviours, reported receiving., Viral News, Times Now