Person of the Year is one of our most enduring franchises. Every year, we aim to name a Person of the Year—the person, group, or concept that had the most influence on the world during the previous 12 months. With this year’s release, we wanted to do ...

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

AI is making its way into your love life, like it or not. I tried out a romantic chatbot from Replika and went on a date with him. But the most fun app was Rizz, which used AI to write witty pickup lines. Will the age of AI mean that love is dead?

Over the past few months, tech execs like Elon Musk have touted the performance of their company’s AI models on a particular benchmark: Chatbot Arena. Maintained by a nonprofit known as LMSYS, Chatbot Arena has become something of an industry obsession.

It's currently open to use for free. OpenAI launched a paid subscription version called ChatGPT Plus in February 2023, which guarantees users access to the company's latest models, exclusive features, and updates but is not necessary for basic usage.

The tech giant said it would make its Gemini chatbot available to children next week, and warned families in an email about the changes. By Natasha Singer Natasha Singer has covered children’s privacy for more than a decade. Google plans to roll out its ...

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to evolve at a breakneck speed, custom chatbots are no longer reserved for big companies with a dedicated team of coders. AI chatbots are being used by businesses across the spectrum to reduce customer wait times ...

Some teens encounter chatbots that are sexually explicit or abusive. Credit: Ian Moore / Mashable Composite; akinbostanci / m-gucci / iStock / Getty When Sewell Setzer III began using Character.AI, the 14-year-old kept it a secret from his parents.

Microsoft launched a probe Wednesday into reports of disturbing and harmful responses directed toward users of its Copilot chatbot, marking another instance of strange chatbot issues experienced by high-profile AI companies including OpenAI and Google.

The 2020 Center for Digital Government Surveys,* which collected responses from public officials in states, cities and counties across the country, provided tangible evidence that several emerging technologies were gaining momentum. Responses came in ...

My introduction into the world of AI chatbot technology began as the most magical things in life do: with a generous mix of horniness and curiosity. Early this year, as ChatGPT entered the general lexicon, a smattering of bot-related headlines began ...

It comes after regulator Ofcom said it contacted X after reports that users have prompted the tool to generate sexualised images of people.