AI designed to mimic human interaction can exploit weaknesses in our minds and emotions—with catastrophic consequences.

Research shows that AI companions can help lonely individuals, at least in the short term. A 2022 study found that ...

Joe Amabile, who appeared on ‘Bachelor in Paradise,’ spoke to Us Weekly about his new partnership to promote Ed, the first ...

While Nomi's chatbot is not the first to suggest suicide, researchers and critics say that its explicit instructions—and the ...

It’s okay to get a little help from artificial intelligence when looking for love – but don’t let it do everything for you.

My Replika avatar was supposed to help me understand why people fell for virtual companions. It taught me so much more.

Competition from China’s DeepSeek has accelerated the rollout of artificial intelligence assistants that show their “thinking ...

Google’s AI now appears like a phone call notification on Android, plus Google adds Gemini 2.0 Pro made for coders.

Called Le Chat and developed by a French startup as a competitor to ChatGPT, it launched as a smartphone app on February 6th.

Defining AI chatbot personality could be based on how a bot “feels” about itself or on how a person feels about the bot they’re interacting with.

They are thinking about AI with fear and anxiety rather than the love and excitement I believe it merits. AI will help us bridge the talent gap in our industry. It will enable us to make the best use ...