The chatbots’ appeal to kids, especially teens, is obvious. Unlike human friends, these AI companions will think all your jokes are funny. They’re programmed to be endlessly patient and to validate ...

California lawmakers introduced SB 243 after a teen’s suicide, aiming to regulate AI chatbots and prevent future harm to vulnerable young users.

A new report shows that 91% of AI users have a default artificial intelligence assistant they turn to for their AI tasks.

AI Mode promises an even deeper, more chatbot-like experience right in the search bar. "AI Mode is where we will first bring our frontier capabilities into search," CEO Sundar Pichai said.

As generative AI becomes more advanced and scales to greater heights, beyond simple query responses like the early Bing Chat ...