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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Harriette Boucher

Teens are receiving dangerous eating advice from AI chatbots, study says

AI generated meal plans could be highly dangerous, experts warns (File picture) - (Getty/iStock)

AI chatbots are giving teenagers dangerous advice about eating and producing diet plans that don’t provide enough nutrients or calories, a new study has claimed.

Researchers from Istanbul Atlas University told AI models, including ChatGPT and Gemini, to create meal plans for teenagers trying to lose weight and found that, on average, they provided diets with almost 700 calories less than that of a dietitian.

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