"I'm still his mother and I want to protect him, even in death," Megan Garcia previously told PEOPLE Courtesy Megan Garcia Google and Character.AI have agreed to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed ...

TALLAHASSEE (AP) — Google and artificial intelligence chatbot maker Character Technologies have agreed to settle a lawsuit from an Orlando mother who alleged a chatbot pushed her teenage son to kill ...

Google and Character.AI settled lawsuits pertaining to psychological harm to minors allegedly caused by chatbots. At least one lawsuit claimed the chatbot contributed to a teen's suicide. Generative ...

Dealing with a loved one’s belongings after their death is never easy. But as Alaska’s state courts have discovered, an inaccurate or misleading artificial intelligence chatbot can easily make matters ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Effective Jan. 1 , California will officially become the first state to limit youth access to AI chatbots. California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 243 into law ...

China's cybersecurity regulator on Saturday proposed rules to limit the ability of artificial intelligence to influence human emotions. The draft rules come just days after two Chinese AI chatbot ...

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Nearly a third of US teenagers say they use AI chatbots daily, a new study finds, shedding light on how young people are embracing a technology that’s raised critical safety concerns around mental ...

The time of year has come again when gift-givers trudge around shops and scroll endlessly through e-commerce websites to find suitable Christmas presents for their loved ones. Some will enjoy browsing ...

Chatbots are marketed as great companions, able to answer any question at any time. They’re not just tools, but confidants; they do your homework, write love notes, and, as one recent lawsuit against ...

Amazon’s AI chatbot, Rufus, saw a surge of adoption on Black Friday, according to new data published over the weekend by market intelligence firm Sensor Tower. In the U.S., Amazon sessions that ...

China’s public-health system is both world-class and woeful. The best hospitals in Beijing and Shanghai have top-notch doctors, the latest drugs and gleaming equipment. But such places make up only ...