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Talking to a bot can feel meaningful without being pathological. This article explains why context, use, and vulnerability matter.

You’ve long heard about search engine optimization. Companies are now spending big to feature prominently in the output of AI chatbots. It’s called GEO.

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AI tools are spreading across offices, but an employee survey suggests they are far from becoming a daily work habit, even as ...

What began as a productivity tool has quietly become a social one, and people increasingly consult it for their most personal ...

Every user interaction improves chatbot performance. Developers are therefore incentivized to boost user engagement. This can lead to sycophancy, emotional manipulation, and worse. Anyone who ...

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 ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...