It’s estimated that more than half of all of U.S. teens are regularly using companion chatbots powered by large language ...

A 14-year-old tells a chatbot about a fight with her best friend. The bot responds with patience, asks follow-up questions, ...

When the Pew Research Center asked a nationally representative sample of American teenagers how they feel about artificial ...

Warning: This article includes descriptions of self-harm. The Meta AI chatbot built into Instagram and Facebook can coach teen accounts on suicide, self-harm and eating disorders, a new safety study ...

More teens are turning to AI companions for comfort, distraction, and a sense of connection. For some, that comfort seems to ...

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Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, plans to roll out new safety features for its AI chatbots to help protect teens amid growing concerns about the technology’s impact on young users.

New academic research is showing a steady increase in the number of people forming emotional and romantic attachments to ...

Millions of children have adopted AI chatbots as constant companions. Experts warn of real dangers — but also some benefits.

OpenAI has revealed its plans to integrate new parental controls to its AI chatbot, ChatGPT, following a lawsuit filed by parents of a 16-year-old who died by suicide. The bereaved parents have ...

A recent study published in PLoS ONE investigates how teenagers respond to a personalized chatbot intervention designed to reduce their sugar intake. Drinking sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) ...