The technology industry has built extraordinary capabilities. Courts must ensure they build a strong commitment to safety.

A new testimony from a remote worker in Kenya details the grueling and exploitative work behind romantic AI chatbots.

Research shows teens are turning to AI for connection. While AI helps with learning, relying on it as a “friend” may weaken ...

First Voyage has raised $2.5 million in a seed funding round from a16z speed run, SignalFire, True Global, and other ...

North Carolina's Child Fatality Task Force recently endorsed legislation to limit how companies can use data on minors, and it will continue studying the impacts of AI companions and chatbots.

Nearly a third of US teenagers say they use AI chatbots daily, a new study finds, shedding light on how young people are embracing a technology that’s raised critical safety concerns around mental ...

From work-related conversations on our desktops by day to personal advice on our phones after hours, AI now integrates 'into the full texture of human life,' a Microsoft study finds.

Lake is far from alone: One 2025 study found that almost one in five American adults have chatted with an AI companion ...

Recent experiments with “AI therapists” reveal what happens when algorithms learn to mimic empathy but not understand it. The ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) therapy "works best" when patients "feel emotionally close to their chatbot", according to a ...