The Backstory to the Eating Disorder Bot That Went Off the Rails Is Too Stupid for Words

You know Tessa, the chatbot that was designed to help users combat disordered eating habits but ended up giving absolutely terrible, eating disorder-validating advice? Well, if the story wasn't stupid enough already, it just got a hell of a lot dumber. To recap: back in May, an NPR report revealed that just four days after its […]

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