Some people who say AI chatbots upended their lives and the lives of their loved ones, are now turning to each other for ...

Talking to AI bots can lead to unhealthy emotional attachments or even breaks with reality. Some people affected by chatbot ...

Young people are increasingly turning to AI “companion” chatbots to meet their emotional needs. But a new study shows that these chatbots, which are designed to mimic real social relationships, may ...

Anish Mehta, a computer science engineer, grew up in a culture that he said did not address mental health concerns even when he knew he could have benefitted from therapy. So when he was searching for ...

Experts on adolescent psychiatry and psychology say it’s important to have open and continuous discussion with kids about their use of artificial intelligence and AI chatbots. Parents should set ...

I was recently interviewed for an article on the emotional connection that people can develop with artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots. 1 Here's an edited summary of the exchange. As a psychiatrist, ...

Chatbots once symbolized digital transformation — those polite text boxes on corporate websites and service portals promised to make support smarter and cheaper. The addition of generative AI (genAI) ...

Companies of all types are deploying chatbots using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). While these tools offer significant potential benefits, they also present legal and regulatory risks ...

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a critical vulnerability in the architecture of large language models underpinning generative AI, but how dangerous is this flaw? When you purchase through ...