Kate Fox says Joe Ceccanti was the ‘most hopeful person’ before he started spending 12 hours a day with a chatbot On 7 August, Kate Fox received a phone call that upended her life. A medical examiner ...

Chatbots can sound reassuring and comforting. They're designed to. But they aren't trained to be mental health providers. Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home energy and ...

You might be trusting AI in ways that can cause serious trouble. I've tested chatbots extensively, and these are 10 tasks I'd never let them handle. I’ve been writing about consumer technology and ...

OpenAI-powered assistant will help to ‘understand overall service patterns’, company says, as move sparks backlash From hospitality workers to retail employees, the exaggerated “customer service voice ...

More than a date on the calendar, 1776 represents a launching point of the qualities that make up American democracy, including but not limited to diversity, innovation, and perseverance. While not ...

“Ed” was supposed to be an AI-powered “educational friend” for Los Angeles schoolkids, telling them how to do their homework, what time school let out and even where to go to college. But the flopped ...

A slight man with a stethoscope and black medical bag regularly walks through Tucson's downtown public library, helping patrons with issues that have nothing to do with books. Daniel Lopez is not a ...

The Free Library of Philadelphia is encouraging readers to check out "Our Missing Hearts," a story about a family torn apart by government censorship. The 2022 novel is the public library's latest ...

AI chatbots feed off your data. In most cases, it's used to personalize future responses, but some companies use the information to train their AI. Others sell that data to advertisers. On ChatGPT, ...

Another day, another tech and/or entertainment company betting on AI. It's now Koei Tecmo's turn, as the Japanese giant has jointly announced a partnership with SpiralAI alongside the unveiling of the ...