Character.AI says under-18 users will no longer be able to talk with chatbots. Credit: Joseph Maldonado/Mashable/Getty Images Character.AI, a popular chatbot platform where users role-play with ...

Artificial intelligence chatbots feed into humans’ desire for flattery and approval at an alarming rate and it’s leading the bots to give bad — even harmful — advice and making users self-absorbed, a ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Character.AI, a platform for creating and chatting with artificial intelligence chatbots, plans to start blocking ...

Character.AI said it will soon shut off the ability for minors to have free-ranging conversations, including romantic dialogues, with the startup's AI chatbots. Starting Wednesday, the company will ...

About 1 in 4 teenagers now use AI chatbots for mental health support, with young adults affected by violence being more likely to seek help from chatbots, according to a new study by the Youth ...

Some mental health experts have also sounded the alarm about what they have called "AI psychosis," wherein people suing chatbots begin to suffer from paranoia and delusions. Researchers at ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tor Constantino is an ex-reporter, turned AI consultant & tech writer. New report from fact-checking service NewsGuard finds ...

AI chatbots now promise companionship, coaching, and even therapy, wrapping complex algorithms in the language of intimacy and care. They are marketed as always-on confidants that remember your ...

Ask an AI model the same political question in two different languages, and you may get two very different responses. A new ...

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 ...

Hands On For all the buzz surrounding them, AI agents are simply another form of automation that can perform tasks using the tools you've provided. Think of them as smart macros that make decisions ...