As chatbot companion regulations are proposed across the U.S., an MSU professor is sounding an alarm: many of those policies ...

It’s estimated that more than half of all of U.S. teens are regularly using companion chatbots powered by large language ...

Is Character.AI addictive? A new study analyzes teen "overreliance" on AI companions, identifying patterns of withdrawal and ...

Google shared information about its AI chatbot and teen mental health safety for the first time.

Washington state has joined a handful of other states with laws that require disclosure to consumers if they are interacting ...

Mental health experts and social scientists have flagged an epidemic of loneliness in contemporary society, triggering searches for potential solutions. A new study has found that people feel less ...

A version of this essay first appeared on the website of the U.S. PIRG Education Fund. With the rise of ChatGPT and social media companies like Snapchat and Instagram integrating AI chatbots into ...

Your chatbot is playing a character - why Anthropic says that's dangerous ...