California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a landmark bill on Monday that regulates AI companion chatbots, making it the first state in the nation to require AI chatbot operators to implement safety ...

California is cracking down on AI technology deemed too harmful for kids, attacking two increasingly notorious child safety fronts: companion bots and deepfake pornography. On Monday, Governor Gavin ...

AI delusions, chatbot psychosis, AI-induced religious mania… The phenomenon goes by many names, but the common thread is the same: someone starts talking to an AI chatbot, the conversation turns ...

Deeply troubled parents spoke to senators Tuesday, sounding alarms about chatbot harms after kids became addicted to companion bots that encouraged self-harm, suicide, and violence. While the hearing ...

The concern follows a series of lawsuits and reports accusing chatbots of being complicit in harms against young people. Dog spends days digging large hole, then owner suddenly realizes why Schumer ...

California has taken a big step toward regulating AI. SB 243 — a bill that would regulate AI companion chatbots in order to protect minors and vulnerable users — passed both the State Assembly and ...

When Thongbue Wongbandue began packing to visit a friend in New York City one morning in March, his wife Linda became alarmed. “But you don’t know anyone in the city anymore,” she told him. Bue, as ...

Last week, a report by Fast Company catalogued over 4,000 ChatGPT conversations showing up in Google searches. The “discoverable” feature, dismissed by OpenAI as being a “short-lived experiment,” has ...

Some 75% of Americans have used an AI system in the last six months, with 33% admitting to daily usage, according to new research from digital marketing expert Joe Youngblood. While chatbots can make ...

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Sewell Setzer, 14, was his mother’s pride and joy. He was a good student, a star athlete and a great big brother. He came home from school on Feb. 28, 2024, “like any normal day,” his mother, Megan ...

Elon Musk’s xAI is leaning into its over-the-top artificial intelligence “companions,” which the company debuted Monday. In the last day, the company has given several indications that it would be ...