Many websites have a small box or popup in the corner with a button encouraging you to chat with them or reach out for help. If you’ve seen that messaging prompt or even used one, you’ve interacted ...

Recent reports suggest we are experiencing a loneliness epidemic and mental health crisis. Suicide rates in the U.S. have risen over the past two decades; a recent surgeon general’s report flagged ...

Shaili Gupta often sees patients who consult chatbots like ChatGPT for health advice. She finds that some of her patients are much more informed about health-related issues and have follow up ...

It is 1 am, your friends are asleep, and something always answers. For many in Gen Z, that something is a chatbot that listens without judging. Surveys show a real bond, but researchers see a warning ...

In the 60 years that ELIZA has been influencing computation and culture, conventional accounts portray it as the earliest example of what we now call chatbots, one that could converse as an automated ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This image provided by OpenAI in February 2026 demonstrates a health chatbot on a phone app. (OpenAI via AP) WASHINGTON (AP) — ...

Canadians are turning to AI mental health chatbots for support. But what if the bot agrees with the beliefs that are keeping ...

What happens when thousands of AI agents get together online and talk like humans do? That’s what a new social network called Moltbook, designed just for AI bots and not people, aims to find out. And ...

You probably tell an artificial intelligence chatbot things you would never post publicly. Maybe you ask about a health concern. Perhaps you need help sorting through a financial decision or dealing ...

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Users are flocking to Duck.ai. Is it a reaction to increasing concerns about AI companies and privacy? Here's what you should know. Privacy concerns around chatbots ...