The Tech Download: Teen social media bans miss a key part of the puzzle: AI chatbots

This report is from this week’s The Tech Download newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. A new addiction is quietly taking hold among teenagers. They’re not just doom-scrolling social media anymore. They’re increasingly locked into conversations with AI chatbots that seem endlessly knowledgeable, supportive and ever-validating. And they’re struggling to break up with…

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OpenAI exec Fidji Simo says she will step down and transition to part-time advisor

Fidji Simo, chief executive officer of Instacart Inc., speaks during a Bloomberg Studio 1.0 interview in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, March 3, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Fidji Simo, OpenAI’s product and business chief, on Thursday announced she is stepping down from her role at the artificial intelligence company to focus…

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