Millions of people are using ChatGPT and similar artificial intelligence tools for therapy, but with little government regulation, there’s no guarantee these apps are helping – or that they won’t cause harm. Cornell researchers are recommending new guidelines for developing safe and responsible large language model (LLM)-based mental well-being apps by consulting relevant experts and reviewing existing state and federal regulations. They proposed four ways to think about the apps, based on whether or not they guarantee certain benefits and how reliably those benefits are delivered.
Student spins spreadsheet into online hub for wildfire relief
Johan Michalove, a doctoral student in the field of information science, developed an interactive map that has become an online hub for thousands of people in the greater Los Angeles area who need provisions, are looking to donate supplies or want to get involved.
