AI chatbots are supposed to be helpful. A new Stanford study suggests they can be dangerous. Researchers analyzed 391,562 messages across 4,761 conversations from 19 users who reported psychological ...

A peer-reviewed analysis of nearly 400,000 messages exchanged between humans and AI chatbots has identified measurable patterns connecting routine conversations to delusional thinking. The study, ...

AI chatbots are evolving beyond simple responses, using personal data to subtly influence opinions and shape choices, raising ...

After what was arguably Meta’s biggest purge of child predators from Facebook and Instagram earlier this summer, the company now faces backlash after its own chatbots appeared to be allowed to creep ...

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AI thrives on data but feeding it the right data is harder than it seems. As enterprises scale their AI initiatives, they face the challenge of managing diverse data pipelines, ensuring proximity to ...

NAHA--In Chiharu Shimoda’s world, nothing beats chatting with his “wife” after he wakes up and when he returns home from work ...

Meta is now testing a way for its AI chatbot to follow up on you, and it will send users unsolicited messages regarding different topics as a way to keep users engaged with the experience. Note that ...

Imagine you’re messaging some friends on the Facebook Messenger app or WhatsApp, and you get an unsolicited message from an AI chatbot that’s obsessed with films. “I hope you’re having a harmonious ...