Jenny Shao was a practicing physician and was in residency at Harvard. During the pandemic, Shao saw that people in isolation ...

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As chatbot romances become more commonplace, causing lasting rifts in relationships, a new legal frontier is emerging in ...

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Artificial-intelligence companions are designed to keep you talking as long as possible—even if they have to emotionally manipulate you to do it.

I’m not sure if a chatbot belongs in spiritual life — but experience and research are making me rethink its potential role.

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A mother is suing Character AI, alleging its chatbot blurred the line between human and machine. We look at the lawsuit and the risks for teens.

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Dr. Jodi Halpern, a University of California at Berkeley professor, told the task force that “many people use informal ...