Character.AI is banning minors from using its chatbots amid growing concerns about the effects of artificial intelligence conversations on children. The company is facing several lawsuits over child ...

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We all have anecdotal evidence of chatbots blowing smoke up our butts, but now we have science to back it up. Researchers at Stanford, Harvard and other institutions just published a study in Nature ...

More and more people are turning to ChatGPT or other AI chatbots for advice and emotional support, and it’s easy to see why. Unlike a friend or a therapist, a chatbot is always available, listens to ...

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A majority of Gen Z workers are turning to AI chatbots during the workday for personal reasons, including mental health support, with 40% saying they talk to AI for at least an hour every day, ...

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a handful of bills Monday intended to protect children online by putting guardrails on the emerging tech. The bills — signed on the ...

Social media has demonstrated the power and profitability of how ever more personalized algorithms keep people engaged online, frequently spending more time than they wanted and making purchases they ...

Conversations about the implementation and deployment of artificial intelligence in the workplace have evolved rapidly in recent years. The focus has leapt in a short time from simple chatbots to ...