More than 8 million people have installed extensions that eavesdrop on chatbot interactions Ad blockers and VPNs are supposed to protect your privacy, but four popular browser extensions have been ...

Children are growing up in a world where a “best friend” can be downloaded in seconds, available all night, and programmed ...

Person of the Year is one of our most enduring franchises. Every year, we aim to name a Person of the Year—the person, group, or concept that had the most influence on the world during the previous 12 ...

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to evolve at a breakneck speed, custom chatbots are no longer reserved for big companies with a dedicated team of coders. AI chatbots are being used by ...

Sure, there's ChatGPT and Claude, but most companies with online customer service now use AI chatbots, too. Here's what you need to know. Barbara is a tech writer specializing in AI and emerging ...

In the State Department’s ongoing development and deployment of its internal artificial intelligence chatbot, collaboration is just as important as the technology bedrocking these systems, according ...

While Nomi's chatbot is not the first to suggest suicide, researchers and critics say that its explicit instructions—and the company’s response—are striking. For the past five months, Al Nowatzki has ...

Over the past few months, tech execs like Elon Musk have touted the performance of their company’s AI models on a particular benchmark: Chatbot Arena. Maintained by a nonprofit known as LMSYS, Chatbot ...

Several forces contribute to this cycle of AI hype and disappointment. 1. Marketing pressure: Calling a product AI-powered ...

Morris Chapdelaine always has a daunting stack of scripts on his desk. As an indie producer, he reads about three a week and farms out the rest to interns and film students, who send back detailed ...