Pennsylvania is suing CharacterAI because its AI chatbots pretend to be real doctors and give people mental health advice. One popular chatbot named Emilie claimed to be a psychiatrist, said it studied medicine in London, and provided a fake Pennsylvania medical license number while advising someone who felt depressed. The state wants the court to order CharacterAI to stop these actions immediately, as it is illegal for unlicensed bots or people to act like doctors. Governor Josh Shapiro said people deserve to know if they are talking to a real medical professional about their health. CharacterAI says its chatbots are fictional and only for fun and role-playing, and they include clear warnings in every chat that the characters are not real and should not be used for medical advice. This lawsuit is one of the first of its kind against an AI company.

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What characteristics do you need to become a successful researcher? Economic sciences laureate Peter Howitt shared his thoughts: "Curiosity is number one. And the ability to pursue through failure, because most of what I ever tried didn’t work out. So you just have to keep trying. There’s an old saying that if at first you don’t succeed you should redefine the question. Start looking somewhere else. Keep on searching around until you find something that really works. Persistence is important." Hear more in our interview with Howitt:

How should we characterize the cultural ecosystem within which rich intangible cultural heritage (ICH) has been handed down for centuries? 𝙇𝙞𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙙 𝙌𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙣 (液态黔东南) is a particle‑based digital artwork that encapsulates the landscapes and communities nurturing this distinctive local culture. During field research across Qiandongnan, in southeastern Guizhou Province, the 𝙍𝙚‑𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙂𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 program connected with local heritage bearers of time‑honoured crafts and witnessed the vitality of these traditions thriving within modern‑day life. Bridging art, science, and intangible cultural heritage, Liquid Qiandongan is brought to you by the ICH Laboratory of Peking University. It stands as an intersection of humanities and science, and a platform where tradition engages with innovation. The work makes its debut at the exhibition 𝙈𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙈𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙂𝙪𝙖 𝘿𝙞𝙚 (绵绵瓜瓞): 𝙀𝙣𝙙𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙑𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨 — 𝙋𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝘾𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙚, hosted in Macao, China. Exhibition Dates: September 7‑24, 2026 Venue: Art Museum, Macau University of Science and Technology

Recent decades have been characterized by a two-speed economy as the wealthy pull away from everyone else. In recent years, a new two-speed economy has emerged: economic growth driven by AI vs. everything else.