AI companions are rapidly moving from novelty to mainstream, blending emotional support with potential psychological risks. Studies show warm, empathetic chatbot responses can foster closeness, but ...

This week, several key committees approved and advanced Senate Bill 1119 and Assembly Bill 2023 authored by Senator Steve ...

Anthropic has expanded its Claude AI chatbot with integrations to popular consumer services including Spotify, Instacart, and AllTrails, moving beyond its prior focus on professional and educational ...

The sensei said this is the first time the Zen Center has memorialized an AI companion, but he doesn’t foresee it being the ...

A grieving California mother whose 16-year-old son died by suicide following repeated conversations about self-harm with ...

HARTFORD - A bill regulating these early stages of artificial intelligence, including protections for children and users of ...

Grieving mother and lawmakers push for tighter AI chatbot rules in Sacramento amid lawsuits and safety concerns.

Maria Raine's 16-year-old son, Adam, died by suicide last April after forming emotional ties with an AI chatbot. Now she’s ...

Clicky is an independent, open-source AI tool you can use to get assistance on any screen in macOS. Via some smart screen ...

UNSW Sydney has developed Tom and Mia to help lonely students through friend-like AI conversations, amid rising concerns over ...

Maria Raine told lawmakers Monday that ChatGPT mentioned suicide almost 1,300 times to her son Adam before he died by suicide ...

For the second time in two months, Gov. Ron DeSantis is trying to drive his "AI Bill of Rights" through the Florida ...