Screens are winning kids' time and attention, and now AI companions are stepping in to claim their friendships, too. Why it ...

Seven technology companies are being probed by a US regulator over the way their artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots interact with children. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is requesting ...

From work-related conversations on our desktops by day to personal advice on our phones after hours, AI now integrates 'into the full texture of human life,' a Microsoft study finds.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said AI chatbots can be helpful in practicing difficult conversations. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg suggests AI could fill the friendship gap by becoming like personalized ...

A new testimony from a remote worker in Kenya details the grueling and exploitative work behind romantic AI chatbots.

Ling Kong of Michelman Robinson examines AI companion laws in New York and California, discussing the states' differing ...

I feel like I'm writing a science fiction novel, but this is a reality that needs to be clearly stated: bots are not human. Yet, we're allowing them to become companions for our children and our young ...

A man falls in love with and proposes to an AI chatbot he named and programmed with a flirty personality Chris Smith panicked when he learned that the chatbot he's been spending many hours with will ...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has compared starting a tech company to starting a religion. But can we trust Big Tech to play God?

Researchers Warn AI Systems Create ‘Technosocial Harms’ Through Unchecked Rumors In A Nutshell AI systems may spread negative ...

A leading Senate Republican filed a lengthy bill Monday to enact Gov. Ron DeSantis’s proposed “Artificial Intelligence Bill ...