The case continues to build that AI chatbots can be a dangerous, enabling influence in the hands of even full-grown adults.  The threat is even more imminent in the hands of teenagers, who are often turning to the large language models for emotional support, or to even be their friends. Now, a new study from researchers at the Center for Countering Digital Hate found that ChatGPT could easily be manipulated into offering detailed advice that can be extremely harmful to vulnerable, young users. To say it was "manipulated," however, may be understating how easy it was to bring out the […]