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 ...

Abstract: This paper presents the development of a chatbot for a food ordering website using Google Dialogflow. The chatbot leverages pre-existing user data—such as menu preferences and past orders—to ...

There continue to be numerous reports of people suffering severe mental health spirals after talking extensively with an AI chatbot. Some experts have dubbed the phenomenon “AI psychosis,” given the ...

It wasn't until a couple of years ago that Keri Rodrigues began to worry about how her kids might be using chatbots. She learned her youngest son was interacting with the chatbot in his Bible app — he ...

It's getting harder to tell where normal tech ends and malicious intent begins. Attackers are no longer just breaking in — they're blending in, hijacking everyday tools, trusted apps, and even AI ...

A surge in reports of psychosis-like symptoms linked to intensive chatbot use has prompted an urgent effort by researchers, physicians, and technology developers to understand how these tools may ...

A significant number of teens say conversations with AI chatbots feel more satisfying than talking with actual humans, and one in three say they would choose AI companions over people for serious ...