Research shows that AI chatbots like Character AI can be harmful to children. Here's what Sharyn Alfonsi learned when she ...

A teen told a Character AI chatbot 55 times that she was feeling suicidal. Her parents say the chatbot never provided resources for her to get help. They are one of at least six families suing the ...

Many AI chatbots are used for romantic companionship. AI offers instant answers and says what you want it to say, with no ...

ZDNET's key takeaways Interacting with chatbots can shift users' beliefs and opinions.A newly published study aimed to figure ...

Dr. Darja Djordjevic, an adolescent and adult psychiatrist at Columbia University and coauthor of that recent report, says generative chatbots prioritize engagement, not safety.

To see if conversational large language models can really sway political views of the public, scientists at the UK AI ...

General-purpose AI chatbots (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini)—designed for broad assistance and conversation, not therapy: They ...

Labeling AI mental health chatbots as medical devices would stymie progress in helping people in need with simple tools that ...

Chatbots can measurably sway voters’ choices, new research shows. The findings raise urgent questions about AI’s role in ...

The study showed how outsourcing political beliefs to a bot can distort the social construct of having freedom of choice in a ...

AI models can confidently generate information that looks plausible but is false, misleading or entirely fabricated. Here's everything you need to know about hallucinations. Barbara is a tech writer ...

AI chatbots can meaningfully sway voters’ views after just one conversation, according to The Cornell Chronicle. In global experiments, large language models moved opposition voters up to 25 ...