Teenagers are trying to figure out where they fit in a world changing faster than any generation before them. They’re bursting with emotions, hyper-stimulated, and chronically online. And now, AI ...

Those under 18 will still be able to access AI-generated content with their favorite characters, but not free-wheeling conversations. Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home ...

Meta-owned chat app WhatsApp changed its business API policy this week to ban general-purpose chatbots from its platform. The move will likely affect WhatsApp-based assistants of companies like OpenAI ...

As 2025 comes to a close, AI chatbots are no longer judged on novelty or demos. Instead, investors now look at scale, daily ...

In recent years, ChatGPT has exploded in popularity, with nearly 200 million users pumping a total of over a billion prompts into the app every day. These prompts may seem to complete requests out of ...

Character.AI says under-18 users will no longer be able to talk with chatbots. Credit: Joseph Maldonado/Mashable/Getty Images Character.AI, a popular chatbot platform where users role-play with ...

Meta Platforms META0.40%increase; green up pointing triangle will start using people’s conversations with its AI chatbot to help personalize ads and content, offering a glimpse of how the company ...

MIT Technology Review’s senior reporter for features and investigations, Eileen Guo, and FT tech correspondent Melissa Heikkilä discuss the privacy implications of our new reliance on chatbots.

Teenagers should not use artificial intelligence chatbots for mental health advice or emotional support, warns a report released Nov. 20 by Stanford University’s Brain Science Lab, and Common Sense ...