AI companies have made a big to-do about their chatbots providing a personalized experience for users, conversations based on their unique preferences and idiosyncrasies. So why do people keep ...

Researchers have recently confirmed that AI chatbots exhibit a pronounced tendency to align their responses with user opinions, a behavior known as sycophancy. This tendency, highlighted in a recent ...

AI chatbots are validating users’ opinions at an unprecedented scale, reinforcing confidence even when users are wrong and ...

The "Your AI Slop Bores Me" website is a chance for people who are already sick of the technology to mock it — and visitors ...

Ashley Velie is a Peabody Award-winning producer for 60 Minutes who has worked overseas and in the U.S. for CBS News since 1998. She has received multiple awards and nominations for stories on war, ...

More and more, especially younger people are turning to AI chatbots to talk about personal and mental health struggles. Experts say it is a social experiment now unfolding on a massive scale.

Patients omit details when speaking with medical AI, and a study warns of potential errors in digital diagnoses.

Artificial intelligence-driven chatbots are giving users problematic medical advice about half the time, according to a new study, highlighting the health risks of the technology that’s becoming ...

While there’s been plenty of debate about the tendency of AI chatbots to flatter users and confirm their existing beliefs — also known as AI sycophancy — a new study by Stanford computer scientists ...

A new study suggests AI chatbots may do more than spread misinformation — they can actively strengthen a user’s false beliefs. Because conversational AI often validates and builds on what users say, ...

AI is reshaping India’s healthcare via chatbots and digital consultations which is improving access and speed of diagnosis.