Jenny Shao was a practicing physician and was in residency at Harvard. During the pandemic, Shao saw that people in isolation ...

Dr. Jodi Halpern, a University of California at Berkeley professor, told the task force that “many people use informal ...

The bill is aimed at the tech companies that have created AI chatbot companion services that target kids and push explicit ...

Sens. Josh Hawley and Richard Blumenthal introduce bipartisan GUARD Act to protect minors from AI chatbots through mandatory age verification and disclosure requirements.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul called on artificial intelligence companies to implement safety features for users, as a ...

Initially, AI companions appear to help. The use of these AI companions can lead to increased affective expressiveness—users ...

Chatbots are unequipped to address psychological problems, especially those related to abuse, trauma, suicidal ideation, and self-harm.

The event focused on the potential dangers of AI-powered platforms and social media on children’s mental health and safety.

The embattled chatbot company Character.AI is banning minors from its platform. Unsurprisingly, the site's users have a lot ...

A new study reports that some people form deeply committed romantic relationships with artificial intelligence chatbots, engaging in behaviors that mirror human partnerships, such as marriage and even ...

Artificial-intelligence companions are designed to keep you talking as long as possible—even if they have to emotionally ...

I’m not sure if a chatbot belongs in spiritual life — but experience and research are making me rethink its potential role.