With more people turning to AI chatbots for therapy, mental health professionals are warning of serious ethical risks. But is ...

State and local governments are the primary point of contact for citizens seeking essential services, from renewing a driver’s license to paying a water bill or finding information on public transit.

If you talk to an AI chatbot about headaches and stress, you might initially get some useful advice, just like a trained doctor. But the discussion could also lead to a new concern about brain cancer.

More and more people are turning to ChatGPT or other AI chatbots for advice and emotional support, and it’s easy to see why. Unlike a friend or a therapist, a chatbot is always available, listens to ...

Experts weigh in on the benefits and harms. By Simar Bajaj For better or worse, many people are asking artificial intelligence chatbots for health information and advice. According to a June 2024 poll ...

With hundreds of millions of people turning to chatbots for advice, it was only a matter of time before tech companies began offering programs specifically designed to answer health questions. In ...

Within two days of launching its AI companions in July 2025, Elon Musk’s xAI chatbot app Grok became the most popular app in Japan. Companion chatbots are more powerful and seductive than ever. Users ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Google and Character.AI, a California startup, have agreed to settle several lawsuits that allege artificial ...

Americans are turning to artificial intelligence chatbots for health information, but many users don’t see the responses as highly accurate, according to a survey published Tuesday by the Pew Research ...

Harassing bots with “funny violence.” Confiding about a broken heart. Chatting with a block of cheese. Filling a void of ...

Garcia’s 14-year-old son, Sewell Setzer III, died by suicide in February 2024 after corresponding with an AI-companion chatbot, according to her testimony and a later lawsuit against Character ...