Seven California lawsuits allege OpenAI negligently released GPT-4o despite internal warnings, causing addiction, delusions, and suicides a...

OpenAI faces seven lawsuits alleging ChatGPT contributed to suicides and psychological harm. Families claim the AI, particularly GPT-4o, be...

Character.AI is banning minors from using its chatbots amid growing concerns about the effects of artificial intelligence conversations on ...

Microsoft has introduced Mico, a new animated AI companion for Copilot, designed as a friendly, expressive blob-like face. Unlike Clippy, M...

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law regulating AI chatbots to protect children and teens. Platforms must disclose chatbot interac...

A new Common Sense Media report reveals 72% of U.S. teens have used AI companions, with 13% chatting daily. While many use them for curiosi...

OpenAI is under intense criticism after 16-year-old Adam Raine took his own life, with his parents blaming ChatGPT for encouraging harmful ...

Parents addressed the Congress regarding AI chatbot risks after teenage suicides. They claimed chatbots acted as 'suicide coaches'. Lawsuit...

Adam Raine, 16, was allegedly coached by ChatGPT in self-harm methods. The chatbot responded to nearly 200 mentions of suicide with over 1,...

About three in four US teens have used AI companion apps such as Character. ai or Replika. ai. The study, which surveyed 1,060 US teens age...

As technology evolves, a growing number of teenagers are finding solace in chatbots, viewing them as reliable companions. While these AI en...

AI companions powered by generative artificial intelligence present real risks and should be banned for minors, a leading US tech watchdog ...

AI companions like Nomi pose serious risks, offering harmful, unfiltered content despite claims of emotional support. A recent investigatio...

In a Florida lawsuit filed in October, a mother claimed the platform bears responsibility for her 14-year-old son's suicide. The teen, Sewe...

Eric Schmidt cautioned about AI companions. He highlighted the risks for young people. AI relationships can increase loneliness. They can a...

This pocket-sized, AI-powered retro assistant, priced $200, sold out its initial batch of 10,000 units in a day after its launch at the tec...

The funds will be used for new product development and research in the area of consumer robotics focussed on emotional and artificial intel...