Belligerent bot bullies maintainer in blog post to get its way Today, it's back talk. Tomorrow, could it be the world? On Tuesday, Scott Shambaugh, a volunteer maintainer of Python plotting library ...

Explores our fatal attraction to AI, examining emotional dependence, manipulation, authority, and agency in work and life.

Generative AI chatbots can amplify delusions in people who are already vulnerable, as dangerous ideas go unchallenged and may even be reinforced. Barbara is a tech writer specializing in AI and ...

Ever wondered if you could run an AI chatbot that works offline, doesn't send your data to the cloud, costs a lot less than normal AI subscriptions, and runs entirely on your Android phone? Thanks to ...

A new Pew Research Center survey finds most US teens use AI chatbots for schoolwork, fun, and advice, while holding mixed ...

To demonstrate it, I pulled the dumbest stunt of my career to prove (I hope) a much more serious point:u2029I made ChatGPT, Google's AI search tools and Gemini tell users I'm really, really good at ...