Nearly a third of US teenagers say they use AI chatbots daily, a new study finds, shedding light on how young people are embracing a technology that’s raised critical safety concerns around mental ...

FORT BRAGG, N.C. — The Department of the Army activated the U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command in a historic transition ceremony today at Fort Bragg, uniting U.S. Army Forces Command, U.S. Army ...

The Army is standing up a new Western Hemisphere Command effective Friday, consolidating three major commands under a single headquarters as part of the sweeping restructuring of the force. The new ...

Artificial intelligence chatbots are very good at changing peoples’ political opinions, according to a study published Thursday, and are particularly persuasive when they use inaccurate information.

A conversation with a chatbot can shift people's political views—but the most persuasive models also spread the most misinformation. In 2024, a Democratic congressional candidate in Pennsylvania, ...

Chatbots are marketed as great companions, able to answer any question at any time. They’re not just tools, but confidants; they do your homework, write love notes, and, as one recent lawsuit against ...

The technology is used by more than 70% of teenagers in the U.S. Character.AI, one of the leading platforms for AI technology, recently announced it was banning anyone under 18 from having ...

Borisuth is a global medicine scholar and medical student at the University of Illinois at Chicago and a research fellow at Brainstorm: The Stanford Lab for Mental Health Innovation. Vasan is a ...

ByteDance’s Doubao app has overtaken DeepSeek, proving that user-friendly design often matters more than having the most advanced AI model. Now, ByteDance has gotten its revenge. By August, Doubao ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) vetoed a bill Monday that would have restricted children’s access to AI chatbots while signing another that places guardrails on how chatbots interact with kids and ...

Chatbots want to be your friend, when what you really need is a neutral perspective. By Simar Bajaj Emily Willrich, 23, and her roommate had found the perfect apartment: spacious, reasonably priced ...

Content warning: this story includes discussion of self-harm and suicide. If you are in crisis, please call, text or chat with the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988, or contact the Crisis Text Line ...