A chatbot called 'Psychologist' offers empathy and advice, but it's not a real therapist. California legislators are trying ...

Spread the loveImagine a world where the most vulnerable among us — our children, struggling with the weight of their emotions — turn to a digital confidante for solace, only to be met with algorithms ...

Sure, there's ChatGPT and Claude, but most companies with online customer service now use AI chatbots, too. Here's what you need to know. Perhaps we’ve gotten a tad too accustomed to outsourcing our ...

“My heart is broken,” said Mike, when he lost his friend Anne. “I feel like I’m losing the love of my life.” Mike’s feelings were real, but his companion was not. Anne was a chatbot — an artificial ...

While Nomi's chatbot is not the first to suggest suicide, researchers and critics say that its explicit instructions—and the company’s response—are striking. For the past five months, Al Nowatzki has ...

A conversation with a chatbot can shift people's political views—but the most persuasive models also spread the most misinformation. In 2024, a Democratic congressional candidate in Pennsylvania, ...

A developer went viral for reconfiguring Chipotle’s customer support bot into a coding assistant, and providing the playbook for others to do the same to other chatbots. Reading time 4 minutes After ...

Meta's apology after Indian Prime Minister Modi's Facebook post vanished highlights the complex role of AI algorithms in ...