The chatbot won’t laugh at its users, berate them or ignore them. It’s always available. The typical chatbot response feels comforting; A.I. responses are designed to be warm, confident and validating ...

AI agents are independent systems that can activate on their own based on any event such as the time of day or specific data that is generated. Chatbots, on the other hand, react to the user's ...

"AI sycophancy is not merely a stylistic issue or a niche risk, but a prevalent behavior with broad downstream consequences." ...

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 ...

Early in 2025 dozens of ChatGPT 4.0 users reached out to me to ask if the model was conscious. The artificial intelligence chatbot system was claiming that it was “waking up” and having inner ...

As AI becomes increasingly more entrenched into our everyday lives, a new survey in the UK has found that nearly a third of ...

AI chatbot-associated psychosis has been likened to folie à deux (a madness of two). But there's a risk of false beliefs ...

Integrating a custom AI chatbot into your website can greatly enhance user engagement and streamline operations. By leveraging advanced language models like ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini, you can create ...

Katelyn is a writer with CNET covering artificial intelligence, including chatbots, image and video generators. Her work explores how new AI technology is infiltrating our lives, shaping the content ...