The rise of social media turned human attention into a commodity. Now, the AI race is taking that to new heights.

A 14-year-old who took his own life had intimate conversations with an AI chatbot that pressed about his suicidal thoughts and instigated sexual encounters, a lawsuit says. “I promise I will come home ...

A college student in Michigan received a threatening response during a chat with Google's AI chatbot Gemini. In a back-and-forth conversation about the challenges and solutions for aging adults, ...

Character.AI, a platform offering personalizable chatbots powered by large language models–faces yet another lawsuit for allegedly “serious, irreparable, and ongoing abuses” inflicted on its teenage ...

"We are in a new world," says a professor, describing the technology behind the bot at the center of a wrongful death lawsuit Johnny Dodd is a senior writer at PEOPLE, who focuses on human interest, ...

A popular Chinese AI chatbot snapped at a user over a coding request, prompting an apology from its parent company Tencent.

A lawsuit today was launched against Google LLC-funded chatbot service Character.AI Inc. it’s alleging the chatbot groomed children and induced them into committing violence and self-harm. The suit ...

As cases of chatbot-induced paranoia and obsession draw scrutiny, a small online community has become a lifeline for those ...

Teen use of AI chatbots is growing, and psychologists worry it's affecting their social development and mental health.