Geoff’s column hunts for how tech can make your life better — and advocates for you when tech lets you down. Got a question ...

On Sunday, CNBC host Cramer took to X, formerly Twitter, to share his frustration with AI chatbots. He said he asked ChatGPT for data on single-family home prices over the last six years, but each ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story involves discussion about suicide that some readers may find upsetting. If you feel you are in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the 24-hour Suicide Crisis Lifeline. Zane ...

Pewdiepie continues his deep dive into the world of open-source tech with his custom build AI chat bot that uses a council of AI bots to give him answers. PewDiePie has unveiled a custom, self-hosted ...

Mother says AI chat bot encouraged 14-year-old son to commit suicide after sexual grooming Megan Garcia said her son Sewell Setzer III, 14, committed suicide after allegedly being manipulated and ...

Meta-owned chat app WhatsApp changed its business API policy this week to ban general-purpose chatbots from its platform. The move will likely affect WhatsApp-based assistants of companies like OpenAI ...

When Arizona ADHD coach Kendra Hilty confessed her feelings for her psychiatrist, what followed blurred the line between therapy, technology, and delusion. She claims AI chatbots like ChatGPT and ...

It isn’t surprising that servers at Starbucks are being scripted to charm customers better (“Can Starbucks Get 200,000 Baristas on Script?” Exchange, Sept. 20). My first encounter with this practice ...

Three grieving parents delivered harrowing testimony before Congress on Tuesday, describing how their children had self-harmed — in two cases, taking their own lives — after sustained engagement with ...

Meta AI chat bots used the image and likeness of several female celebrities, including Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez and Scarlett Johansson, without the women’s permission in order to interface with ...

It was a case of murder by algorithm. A disturbed former Yahoo manager killed his mother and then himself after months of delusional interactions with his AI chatbot “best friend” — which fueled his ...