A chatbot is an artificial intelligence tool designed to simulate real-time conversations with users. It operates around the clock, doesn't require breaks and can manage a high volume of requests ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The Federal Trade Commission has launched a new inquiry into chatbot products designed to act as companions as U.S. officials take more ...

In a significant move towards regulating artificial intelligence (AI), Senators Josh Hawley and Richard Blumenthal have ...

Jill Smola is a 75-year-old retiree who understands the power of human connection, having spent her working days as an aide taking care of the elderly. "We would play games, put puzzles together," ...

Over the past year, major newsrooms across the country have rolled out generative AI chatbots. The Hearst-owned San Francisco Chronicle came out with its Chowbot for foodies and a Kamala Harris “news ...

The parents of teenagers who killed themselves after interactions with artificial intelligence chatbots testified to Congress on Tuesday about the dangers of the technology. "What began as a homework ...

Pope Leo XIV preached to the choir at June's Second Annual Rome Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, and Corporate Governance. "All of us, I am sure," he said, "are concerned for children ...

Just a day after Gov. Gavin Newsom touted his signing of a series of bills to tighten restrictions on egregious AI chatbot interactions with minors, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman decided to announce the ...

Governor Gavin Newsom of California signed Senate Bill 243 into law on Monday, establishing the first statewide legislation designed to safeguard children in their interactions with artificial ...