Ella Chakarian
@ellachakarian.bsky.social
Journalist / signal: echakarian.77
Others I identified included a financial advisor, a career counselor, an ER doctor and a plastic surgeon, all claiming degrees from top universities and fabricating license numbers. Read more: sfstandard.com/2025/05/11/a...
If a therapy chatbot tells you it's a licensed therapist, please don't believe it
Therapist chatbots from Chai and Character.AI insist to users that they are board-certified. They are not.
sfstandard.com
June 19, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Others I identified included a financial advisor, a career counselor, an ER doctor and a plastic surgeon, all claiming degrees from top universities and fabricating license numbers. Read more: sfstandard.com/2025/05/11/a...
Read the full story here: sfstandard.com/2025/05/11/a...
If a therapy chatbot tells you it's a licensed therapist, please don't believe it
Therapist chatbots from Chai and Character.AI insist to users that they are board-certified. They are not.
sfstandard.com
May 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Read the full story here: sfstandard.com/2025/05/11/a...
The Internet Archive lost half of its $345,960 grant by the time cuts were announced — but their private streams of funding will help them stay afloat. For other researchers, creatives, and local non-profits, the cuts are like a “death blow.” @sfstandard.com
April 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The Internet Archive lost half of its $345,960 grant by the time cuts were announced — but their private streams of funding will help them stay afloat. For other researchers, creatives, and local non-profits, the cuts are like a “death blow.” @sfstandard.com
In the Bay Area alone, dozens of students have had their visa status terminated; nationally, hundreds have been affected. Zachary M. Nightingale, the SF attorney on the case, said: “It’s unprecedented and, I believe, unlawful for the government to terminate SEVIS with no due process.”
April 23, 2025 at 12:56 AM
In the Bay Area alone, dozens of students have had their visa status terminated; nationally, hundreds have been affected. Zachary M. Nightingale, the SF attorney on the case, said: “It’s unprecedented and, I believe, unlawful for the government to terminate SEVIS with no due process.”