Who didn’t see this coming? Society is already suffering from severe distrust of what they’re seeing online…and artificial intelligence is only making that distrust worse. Jeff Hancock is the founding director of the Stanford Social Media Lab. He says humans are hardwired to have a “trust default” that tells them to “believe communication until we have some reason to disbelieve.” As online content becomes increasingly manipulated, that challenge is now becoming people becoming conditioned to “not trust things they see in digital spaces.” Source: NBC News
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AI vows not legit … A couple in the Netherlands had their marriage annulled — after AI wrote their vows. Seems the couple asked a friend to officiate their April 2025 ceremony. He used ChatGPT to craft sweet, quirky vows like, “supporting each other, teasing each other — even when life gets difficult.” But there was a problem: those words weren’t legally binding. Dutch law requires that both spouses declare they will fulfill all legal obligations of marriage during the ceremony. Because those words weren’t uttered, a court ruled that they technically never got married. So now their marriage is being wiped from the registry — and they’ll have to get married all over again for it to be legal.
The AI doctor will see you now … The next time you need a prescription refilled, you may not need to visit or even call the doctor. Just let AI handle it. Utah just announced it has become the first state to allow patients to renew medical prescriptions using artificial intelligence. The state is partnering with an AI health company called Doctronic, which will allow patients in Utah to consult an "AI doctor" to complete routine prescription refills. The state's Department of Commerce says, "The effort aims to demonstrate that safe, well-regulated AI can improve adherence, prevent avoidable hospital visits, and reduce healthcare spending, while keeping clinicians at the center of care." As expected, the American Medical Association has cautioned that taking these decisions out of the hands of doctors could prove dangerous for patients. Meanwhile, Doctronic says it is already in talks with several other states and expects more partnerships in 2026.