While a small number of purpose-built therapeutic chatbots have been studied in controlled settings, most teens are using ...

Augustin, a German board-certified psychiatrist/psychotherapist, is a professor at the Protestant University of Applied Sciences in Bochum, Germany. A Florida father ...

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...

Harassing bots with “funny violence.” Confiding about a broken heart. Chatting with a block of cheese. Filling a void of loneliness. Quentin first downloaded a character chatbot when he was 13. He ...

Skip the noise. Get the download. Governments globally have raced to ban teenagers from social media in recent months, from Australia to the U.K. Meanwhile, teenagers are increasingly becoming ...

This study is Pew Research Center’s latest effort to explore how Americans use and view artificial intelligence (AI). The study also dives into who uses chatbots and has smart home devices with AI ...

Some are hailing Manitoba's promised youth ban of artificial intelligence chatbots and social media while noting how hard it will be to pull off effectively. Premier Wab Kinew announced this weekend ...

The information you share with an AI chatbot isn’t protected the way it would be in a conversation with a doctor, therapist or lawyer. AI chatbots have become the kind of tool people turn to for ...

People are revealing sensitive personal information to A.I. chatbots — including plans to commit violent acts. By Kashmir Hill On New Year’s Day last year, a man parked a Tesla Cybertruck outside the ...

AI chatbots are turning into accidental snitches — and in some cases, they’re handing out real people’s phone numbers to total strangers. Privacy experts are ...

The AI industry will tell you it wants to make AI chatbots more ‘human.’ Why? Because tricking you into a state of hyper-attention is good for business. They say you can find anything on Amazon. Now, ...