AI chatbots offer patient support but pose healthcare AI risks including misdiagnosis, privacy breaches, and biased ...

"I fear the problem is more common than most people think." The post Chatbot Use Can Cause Mental Illness to Get Worse, ...

Dr. McBain studies policies and technologies that serve vulnerable populations. On any given night, countless teenagers confide in artificial intelligence chatbots — sharing their loneliness, anxiety ...

Gaslighting, false empathy, dismissiveness – it sounds like all the markings of a toxic relationship. In reality, these are some of the traits AI chatbots displayed when prompted to act as mental ...

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 ...

Anthropic's ethical stance against using AI in military applications challenges the tech community, influencing consumer ...

Huge numbers of people are either already using chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude as therapists, or turning to commercial AI therapy platforms for help during dark moments. But is the tech ready for ...

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 ...

It wasn't until a couple of years ago that Keri Rodrigues began to worry about how her kids might be using chatbots. She learned her youngest son was interacting with the chatbot in his Bible app — he ...

Pew Research Center conducted this study to better understand teens’ use of social media, the internet and artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots. The Center conducted an online survey of 1,458 U.S.