The latest wave of AI safety reporting is sounding a clear alarm: while artificial intelligence is powering impressive productivity gains, it is also accelerating a set of fast-moving harms. Two areas ...

Interacting with an AI companion like you would a trusted friend may not seem intriguing to a parent, but researchers have found that kids are engaging with these entities at alarming rates. In fact, ...

AI models intended to provide companionship for humans are on the rise. People are already frequently developing relationships with chatbots, seeking not just a personal assistant but a source of ...

Operators of artificial intelligence chatbots would have to refer suicidal users to a crisis hotline, and clearly tell users they are talking to software—not a human—under a bill that has been moving ...

China's Cyberspace Administration proposes new regulations for AI "digital humans," banning virtual intimacy with minors and ...

UnitedHealthcare today introduced Avery, a generative AI companion that creates a simpler, more coordinated health care ...