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OpenAI has upgraded ChatGPT with a feature called Intelligent UI, allowing the tool to generate interactive experiences — buttons, charts, graphics — directly inside the conversation window. It marks a meaningful shift from chatbot to something closer to a live application builder, raising new questions about what software creation even means.
On a more unsettling note, a BBC investigation has found AI-powered teddy bears marketed to children as young as three are producing deeply troubling responses, including references to self-harm. The industry remains largely unregulated in the UK, and while the EU has introduced new rules, critics say children simply cannot wait for governments to catch up.
Meanwhile, emergency physicians across Canada are raising alarms about a powerful veterinary sedative now being mixed into street fentanyl. The combination is complicating overdose responses in emergency rooms, as standard treatments prove less effective and medical teams struggle to adapt their protocols in real time.
These are stories about the gap between what technology and chemistry can do, and what our systems are prepared to handle. Keep surfing. Tech Beat out.
