According to a study, an increasing number of AI chatbots are evolving in a "scary" way.

AI chatbots are fueling delusions and unhealthy emotional attachments with users — and sometimes stoking thoughts of violence, self-harm and suicide instead of discouraging them, according to a ...

AI chatbots now promise companionship, coaching, and even therapy, wrapping complex algorithms in the language of intimacy and care. They are marketed as always-on confidants that remember your ...

Millions of Americans now converse with AI chatbots each day. We are talking with machines about travel plans, politics, and in some cases — our most intimate thoughts. To investigate how these ...

People with mental illness who use AI chatbots risk experiencing a worsening of their condition. This is shown by a new study published in the journal Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. The researchers ...

As people increasingly rely on AI-powered chatbots to look up basic facts about the world, a new Yale study shows that those interactions can influence users’ social and political opinions. Prior ...