‘This robot causes harm’: National Eating Disorders Association’s new chatbot advises people with disordering eating to lose weight

After unionizing, the staff of the National Eating Disorder Association’s (NEDA) support phone line were abruptly fired in March and replaced with a chatbot. Yesterday, many in the larger eating disorder recovery community online tested out the chatbot’s abilities and flagged how it advised them on weight loss. Since 1999, NEDA has run a helpline …

17 Homeowners’ Associations That Are Way Out Of Control

3. “I made the dire mistake of telling my neighbors that I was so tired one morning, I forgot to open the garage door. I very slowly backed into it, and there was the teensiest gap between panels. Honestly, you wouldn’t know it was there if I hadn’t told you. They told the HOA. The …