AI designed to mimic human interaction can exploit weaknesses in our minds and emotions—with catastrophic consequences.

Layla aims to be a friend for girls and teens when it comes to sexual health. The online character is a chatbot that responds ...

Competition from China’s DeepSeek has accelerated the rollout of artificial intelligence assistants that show their “thinking” when answering queries.

Chatbots are rapidly changing how we connect to each other—and ourselves. We’re never going back.

The amount of fraudulent dating apps and deepfake scams have also been on the rise, making it difficult for people looking ...

My Replika avatar was supposed to help me understand why people fell for virtual companions. It taught me so much more.

We believe agents are the future for enterprises,” says Baris Gultekin, Head of AI at Snowflake. For the uninitiated, ...

Currently, people who turn to chatbots can be fooled into thinking that they’re talking to a real human. Those with low digital literacy, including kids, may not realize that a “nurse advice ...

Allison Harbin has a doctorate in art history but for the past nine months, the 38-year-old has been working as an AI analyst ...

Teenagers are falling in love with chatbots. Young people are reporting epidemic levels of loneliness, and some are turning to technology to fill the void.

Spike Jonze's hit movie 'Her' made some bold assumptions about what technology would look like in the future. Surprisingly, many claims came true.