Dealing with a loved one’s belongings after their death is never easy. But as Alaska’s state courts have discovered, an inaccurate or misleading artificial intelligence chatbot can easily make matters ...

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok apologized this week after generating and sharing a sexualized image of two young girls, calling it a “failure in safeguards.” “I deeply regret an incident on Dec 28, 2025, ...

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Nearly a third of US teenagers say they use AI chatbots daily, a new study finds, shedding light on how young people are embracing a technology that’s raised critical safety concerns around mental ...

If you think of something to say and say it, that could never be AI slop, right? In theory, all organically grown utterances and snippets of text are safe from that label. But our shared linguistic ...

A brief conversation with a trained chatbot proved roughly four times as persuasive as a traditional political ad on television, one of the studies found. By Steven Lee Myers and Teddy Rosenbluth ...

A conversation with a chatbot can shift people's political views—but the most persuasive models also spread the most misinformation. In 2024, a Democratic congressional candidate in Pennsylvania, ...

Chatbots are marketed as great companions, able to answer any question at any time. They’re not just tools, but confidants; they do your homework, write love notes, and, as one recent lawsuit against ...

Artificial-intelligence chatbots can influence voters in major elections — and have a bigger effect on people’s political views than conventional campaigning and advertising. The findings showcase the ...

In November, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a Digital Health Advisory Committee meeting where it considered treating artificial intelligence mental health chatbots as medical devices. As ...

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Qwen is now the fastest-growing AI tool in history. It debuted earlier this month in public beta. Alibaba says it plans to expand the app's functionality. Chinese tech giant Alibaba's Qwen AI ...