A new study found that chatbot use appeared to worsen symptoms of mental illness in people struggling with an array of conditions, adding to a rising consensus among medical experts that interacting ...

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Chatbots can sound reassuring and comforting. They're designed to. But they aren't trained to be mental health providers. Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home energy and ...

This study is Pew Research Center’s latest effort to explore the landscape of teens and technology today. It focuses on artificial intelligence – from how teens use chatbots to how they think about AI ...

A new study from the Pew Research Center finds teenagers think chatbot-assisted cheating has become “a regular feature of student life.” A new study from the Pew Research Center finds teenagers think ...

OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Excel powered by GPT-5.4, enabling users to build, update, and analyze spreadsheet models using plain language.

IRELAND’S MAIN BANKS are finally rolling out their own version of a very familiar feature. Zippay, a new payment service being introduced by AIB, Bank of Ireland and PTSB this week, is designed to ...

There’s a wide gap between parents’ estimates of their teenagers’ AI chatbot activities and actual usage, according to new polling data. A majority of teens in the U.S. — 64 percent — indicated they ...

WASHINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) - Three U.S. cabinet agencies on Monday moved to cease use of Anthropic's AI products, joining the military in directing staff to use models from rivals such ‌as OpenAI ...

You may think you can spot a crypto scam from a mile away. But what if the pitch comes from what looks like an official Google AI assistant, answering your questions in real time and showing projected ...