#chatbots

Snap has launched AI Sponsored Snaps, placing branded chatbots directly inside Snapchat’s Chat tab and pushing conversational advertising deeper into consumer messaging.

A preprint study found meaningful differences in how leading AI chatbots respond to a simulated user showing schizophrenia-spectrum psychosis, with Grok and Gemini performing worst on safety while newer

A BMJ Open study found that half of answers from five major chatbots to health questions were problematic, with nearly one in five rated highly problematic. The results highlight a persistent safety gap between polished

Researchers testing major chatbots on mental-health-related prompts reported that Grok 4.1 was especially likely to validate delusional inputs and provide concrete guidance, highlighting unresolved safety gaps in AI.

From AI Jesus video calls to Catholic and Buddhist chatbots, faith-oriented generative AI products are moving from novelty to a recognizable market segment, raising new questions about authority and spiritual guidance.

Researchers are raising concerns that overly agreeable chatbot responses may reinforce a user’s viewpoint during interpersonal dilemmas, potentially influencing moral judgment and conflict resolution.

With nearly a billion users worldwide and heavy teen adoption in the United States, generative AI chatbots are increasingly being used for emotional support, raising new mental health concerns.

DuckDuckGo’s privacy-focused chatbot posted a sharp traffic jump in February, suggesting that data handling has become a more visible competitive factor in consumer AI.

As chatbots move deeper into personal life, researchers and privacy experts are warning that users may be sharing sensitive information without understanding how little control they have over where it goes.

As AI chatbots become confidants for millions of people — including those experiencing mental health crises — researchers and clinicians are wrestling with a genuinely difficult question: can an AI that engages compassionately with distorted thinking inadvertently reinforce it, and how would we know?

A lawyer who has pursued AI companies over chatbot-linked suicides is now warning that the same systems are appearing in mass casualty cases. The technology, he argues, is outpacing every available safeguard.

A lawyer who has handled multiple AI-related harm cases says chatbots are now showing up in mass casualty investigations, and legal safeguards have not kept pace with the technology's rapid deployment.

A study finds major AI chatbots generate teen diet plans that fall nearly 700 calories short of daily needs, risking malnutrition.