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ChatGPT saved her life. Psychologists say it could also be dangerous.

Risks posed by unregulated chatbots include misdiagnoses, privacy violations, inappropriate treatments, and exploitation.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Meet the Retrologist, a man on a mission to document America’s fading roadside attractions

By day, Rolando Pujol is a journalist at WABC-TV in New York, but the rest of the time, he's the Retrologist, a documentarian of midcentury roadside kitsch.

RHODE ISLAND REPORT PODCAST

‘Nonviolence is not for cowards. It’s for courageous people.’

On the R.I. Report podcast, Nonviolence Institute executive director Lisa Pina-Warren says violence was the norm growing up in Providence but “I wanted peace.”

RI CRIME

‘We’ll help you’: Body camera video raises questions about Providence police cooperation with ICE

An external police oversight panel will review the incident. Police Chief Oscar Perez said officers were deescalating, not cooperating.

COURTS

R.I. high court upholds conviction of former Providence school official who forcibly massaged teen’s foot at gym

Former administrator Olayinka Alege was convicted of simple assault and/or battery for the 2021 incident at Edge Fitness Club in Warwick.

Hot Girl Summer: Where to go and what to eat with your besties in Rhode Island this summer

Forget the Hamptons, ladies, and head to Newport. Rhode Island is elite for summer vibes.

RI BUSINESS

Partnership for Rhode Island names business advocate Catucci as new director

The Partnership has played a behind-the-scenes role in several major R.I. policy initiatives in recent years, including funding the study that led to the state takeover of Providence schools.

Providence police chief denies helping ICE arrest alleged drug trafficker

Police were on the scene of an immigration arrest on Sunday because ICE crashed into multiple vehicles, the Providence police chief said.