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Our kids are exposed to too much sexualized online content already — now they’re being targeted by flirtatious fake friends specifically designed by social-media companies to spark romantic fantasies.

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a landmark bill on Monday that regulates AI companion chatbots, making it the first state in the nation to require AI chatbot operators to implement safety ...

Economists and analysts have warned artificial intelligence stocks are showing signs of a bubble—with hype-inflated prices disconnected from their actual value—so we turned to AI chatbots for guidance ...

Ashley Velie is a Peabody Award-winning producer for 60 Minutes who has worked overseas and in the U.S. for CBS News since 1998. She has received multiple awards and nominations for stories on war, ...

Character.AI, known for bots that impersonate characters like Harry Potter, said Wednesday it will ban teens from using the chat function following lawsuits that blamed explicit chats on the app for ...

A study reveals ChatGPT experiences anxiety from traumatic narratives but responds objectively after mindfulness prompts.

A growing number of young people have found themselves a new friend. One that isn’t a classmate, a sibling, or even a therapist, but a human-like, always supportive AI chatbot. But if that friend ...

Want AI in WhatsApp? Try ChatGPT for quick answers and image generation, Perplexity for real-time info with sources, and Meta AI for fun chats, stickers, and tasks. Plus, use WhatsApp Web tools for ...

Alex Valdes from Bellevue, Washington has been pumping content into the Internet river for quite a while, including stints at MSNBC.com, MSN, Bing, MoneyTalksNews, Tipico and more. He admits to being ...

AI chatbots offered mixed benefits and drawbacks for people using them to seek information on dermatologic conditions, ...