Concerns have been expressed about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots by children amid warnings of inadequate safeguards. Online safety charity CyberSafeKids said young children are ...

(Bloomberg) — The US Federal Trade Commission plans to study the harms to children and others of AI-powered chatbots like those offered by OpenAI, Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Meta Platforms Inc., ...

Geoffrey Hinton, 77, is known as the Godfather of AI because of his early work in creating the technology. In a new interview, Hinton stated that his former girlfriend used ChatGPT to break up with ...

It comes as students are treating AI chatbots like “friends” – even interacting on weekends – and girls are more likely to use them than boys. Known as EdChat, the software is also helping teachers ...

AI chatbots are increasingly used for emotional support, especially among teens, leading to dependency and potential mental health issues. Reports of "AI psychosis" are rising, with users experiencing ...

Emojis can be used to bypass the safety mechanisms of large language models, and trigger toxic outputs that would otherwise ...

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Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are rapidly becoming a major source of emotional support and connection. But, while use of AI chatbots may feel helpful at first, long-term use can worsen ...

Cases have been reported in which artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots allegedly encouraged users to commit suicide, leaving AI developers in a quandary. Corporations have hastily moved to devise ...