Psychologist Nathaniel R. Strenger writes that overuse of compliant AI companions erodes a healthy sense of alterity, or otherness. iSTOCK / Getty Images England’s eternally quotable lay theologian, ...

Shaili Gupta often sees patients who consult chatbots like ChatGPT for health advice. She finds that some of her patients are much more informed about health-related issues and have follow up ...

We look at when you can trust A.I. with your health, and when you can’t. By Sam Sifton I am the host of this newsletter. For hypochondriacs, A.I. chatbots are a windfall. Ask the computer a few ...

Just one month into his new job, New York City mayor Mamdani is cracking down on more than just predatory landlords. Apparently, useless AI chatbots are also on his administration’s agenda. “The ...

If using an AI chatbot makes you feel smart, we have some bad news. The study involved over 3,000 participants across three separate experiments, but with the same general gist. In each, the ...

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Apple is poised to make a significant impact on the AI landscape with its upcoming Siri chatbot, codenamed “Campos.” This advanced AI assistant is set to debut alongside iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS ...

AI chatbots have become a big part of all of our lives since they burst onto the scene more than three years ago. ChatGPT, for example, says it has around 700 million weekly active users, many of whom ...

Over nine days, Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot generated and posted 4.4 million images, of which at least 41 percent were sexualized images of women. By Kate Conger Dylan Freedman and Stuart A. Thompson ...

Apple Prepares Major Siri Upgrade to Add AI Chatbot Capabilities Your email has been sent Apple plans a two-stage Siri overhaul, culminating in a chatbot-style assistant in September powered by a ...

Apple has been spinning its wheels for many months over its approach to artificial intelligence, but a strategy finally appears to be emerging for the company. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported today ...