A new survey from the Center for Democracy and Technology reveals nearly 20% of U.S. high school students use AI for romantic relationships.

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W hen the first ever stage adaptation of the global book and film franchise The Hunger Games opens its doors in London next week, fans paying up to £200 have been promised an "electrifying" and "immersive" experience. The show at the purpose-built 1,200 seat Troubadour in Canary Wharf, which features Hollywood A-lister John Malkovich appearing via screen as the evil President Snow who oversees the televised spectacle of teenagers fighting to the death, is the latest in an explosion of launches looking to cash in on a boom in consumer demand for experiential entertainment, often linked to bankable franchises. The boom in the market for experimental, unusual nights out and shows is well established, from escape rooms, axe throwing and slumber parties to Secret Cinema's Olympic Park takeover to recreate the setting for Back to the Future and the hugely successful Abba Voyage. Recent pop-ups include experiences linked to Minecraft, Jurassic World and Squid Game. As big money has rolled into the sector, so too has a desire from companies to rely on solid gold intellectual property to bring in the crowds - with mixed results.

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An illustration of how AI manipulates and changes images. An illustration of how AI manipulates and changes images. Ask Google's AI video tool to create a film of a time-travelling doctor who flies around in a blue British phone booth and the result, unsurprisingly, resembles Doctor Who . And if you ask OpenAI's technology to do the same, a similar thing happens. What's wrong with that, you may think?

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Meta is adding new safeguards to its accounts for under-18 users by letting parents turn off their children's chats with AI characters. Meta is adding new safeguards to its accounts for under-18 users by letting parents turn off their children's chats with AI characters. Sat 18 Oct 2025 05.14 EDTLast modified on Sat 18 Oct 2025 05.34 EDT Parents will be able to block their children's interactions with Meta's AI character chatbots, as the tech company addresses concerns over inappropriate conversations. The social media company is adding new safeguards to its "teen accounts", which are a default setting for under-18 users, by letting parents turn off their children's chats with AI characters. These chatbots, which are created by users, are available on Facebook, Instagram and the Meta AI app.