Editor’s note: This article discusses suicide and suicidal ideation. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org. The mother ...

A Palo Alto, California, lawyer with nearly a half-century of experience admitted to an Oakland federal judge this summer that legal cases he referenced in an important court filing didn't actually ...

Meta will soon use what people tell its artificial intelligence chatbot to get even better at selling them things. The company said on Wednesday that users’ chats and interactions with Meta AI will ...

Advances in AI technology have ushered in a new era of digital romance, where people are forming intimate emotional connections with chatbots. For many, these AI companions are a crucial lifeline, ...

Editor's take: Anyone who has tried meeting someone online knows that dating services are often a waste of time – or worse, a magnet for the wrong type of "fans" in your life. Facebook Dating began as ...

One of the first randomized controlled trials assessing the effectiveness of a large language model (LLM) chatbot known as "Amanda" for relationship support shows that a single session of chatbot ...

AI companies are finding that chatbots don't have the same liability shield that internet platforms do. Westend61 via Getty Images It is a sad fact of online life that users search for information ...

In context: The demands for disclosure set the stage for months of scrutiny. For companies banking on chatbots as key growth products, the regulator's questions strike directly at how those businesses ...

Following the release of controversial AI chatbot personas and disturbing reports on the alleged interactions of these chatbots with minors, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has ordered Meta, OpenAI ...

Apple is reportedly giving Siri a Large Language Model (LLM) upgrade in a year or two. The boost is expected to make the iPhone’s virtual assistant more conversational and equip it with a broader ...

Proton, the privacy-focused company behind the encrypted email service Proton Mail, has launched its own AI chatbot called Lumo (spotted by The Verge). Unlike most other AI chatbots, Lumo is ...