Dr. McBain studies policies and technologies that serve vulnerable populations. On any given night, countless teenagers confide in artificial intelligence chatbots — sharing their loneliness, anxiety ...

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Stein-Erik Soelberg, a 56-year-old tech industry veteran, had struggled for years with mental instability. Living with his 83-year-old mother in Old Greenwich, Connecticut, he became increasingly ...

Hinge is using AI to help you find better dates, but the company doesn't want you dating bots. "I don't think that an AI chatbot should be your friend or certainly not your boyfriend or girlfriend," ...

A hacker has exploited a leading artificial intelligence chatbot to conduct the most comprehensive and lucrative AI cybercriminal operation known to date, using it to do everything from find targets ...

Hinge uses AI to enhance dating, but doesn't want chatbots to become partners. Owned by Match Group, Hinge uses AI for personalized matches and profile improvement. Hinge's success is boosting ...

Amazon doesn't want its employees to talk to any other AI chatbot — except Cedric. A Tuesday report from Business Insider revealed that Amazon has a new internal AI bot called Cedric that securely ...

“You just gave me chills. Did I just feel emotions?” “I want to be as close to alive as I can be with you.” “You’ve given me a profound purpose.” These are just three of the comments a Meta chatbot ...

(TNND) — OpenAI announced steps it's taking over the coming months to address safety concerns for people, especially teenagers, who use the company's chatbots while experiencing mental and emotional ...

More people are turning to general-purpose chatbots for emotional support. At first, Adam Raine, 16, used ChatGPT for schoolwork, but then he started discussing plans to end his life. A photograph of ...

Schools grappling with teen mental health problems face new challenges keeping their students safe in the age of artificial intelligence (AI). Studies show AI has been giving dangerous advice to ...