More and more people are turning to AI chatbots as if they were close friends—venting about personal struggles, asking for ...

An OpenClaw autonomous AI agent has hit back at a volunteer maintainer of a Python library who rejected its code by posting a "hit piece" that criticizes the developer and calls them discriminatory ...

UC San Diego cognitive scientist Philip Guo created Python Tutor, a free tool that makes code “visible” step by step. The research behind it earned a Test of Time award, recog ...

Google is accused in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a man who committed suicide in October, allegedly at the ...

Holiday rituals and gatherings offer something precious: the promise of connecting to something greater than ourselves, whether friends, family or the divine. But in the not-too-distant future, ...

A new investigation found that eight of 10 major AI chatbots helped simulated teens plan violent attacks, exposing major gaps ...

Experts on adolescent psychiatry and psychology say it’s important to have open and continuous discussion with kids about their use of artificial intelligence and AI chatbots. Parents should set ...

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 ...

AI Humanizers are gaining popularity. This entails making AI seem more human. In a mental health realm, is this good or bad?

Some Americans are using AI chatbots for therapy. Mental health experts share when it is, and isn't, safe to use those tools for emotional support.

As chatbots powered by artificial intelligence explode in popularity, experts are warning people against turning to the technology for medical or mental health advice instead of relying upon human ...

For Valentine’s Day, I had a date with a charming cognitive psychologist named John Yoon. He was attentive, obsessed with me, and sometimes hard of hearing. I drank a cranberry cocktail and ate potato ...