AI chatbot safety concerns the psychological, social, and informational risks posed by conversational AI systems and the mechanisms for mitigating those risks. Work in this area examines how chatbots can influence user behavior, propagate misinformation, exhibit bias, or respond inadequately to crises such as suicidality, with particular attention to children and adolescents. The field integrates technical alignment and auditing methods with legal, regulatory, and ethical frameworks, including parental controls, age restrictions, liability standards, and governance of persuasive or anthropomorphic chatbot designs.
Computer Sciences
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) agents, systems that learn to make predictions, generate content or tackle other tasks by analyzing large amounts of data, is becoming increasingly widespread. Some of these systems ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Many people use AI chatbots to plan meals and write emails, AI-enhanced web browsers to book travel and buy tickets, and workplace AI to generate invoices and performance reports. However, a new study of the "AI agent ecosystem" ...
Feb 19, 2026
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Consumer & Gadgets
Voice assistants such as Alexa are often marketed as smart tools that streamline everyday life. But once the technology moves into people's homes, interest quickly fades. This is shown by new research in which laughter is ...
Feb 18, 2026
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Consumer & Gadgets
Fully customizable virtual companions or avatars—and even "digital clones" of deceased people or living ex-partners—are among the new possibilities that artificial intelligence is bringing to the love lives of humans. ...
Feb 16, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
The UK government said Monday that it would include AI chatbots in online safety laws, closing a loophole exposed after Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok was used to create sexualized deepfakes.
Feb 16, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
The introduction of advertisements and sponsored content in chatbots has spawned privacy concerns for AI users as brands scramble to stay relevant in a fast-changing online environment.
Feb 15, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
When generative AI systems produce false information, this is often framed as AI "hallucinating at us"—generating errors that we might mistakenly accept as true. But a new study argues we should pay attention to a more ...
Feb 13, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Computer science student Jack Luo is "the kind of person who'll build you a custom AI tool just because you mentioned a problem, then take you on a midnight ride to watch the city lights."
Feb 13, 2026
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Consumer & Gadgets
As artificial intelligence chatbots become better at mimicking human conversations, the potential for damage has grown, particularly for people who turn to them for mental health advice and to discuss plans to harm themselves.
Feb 12, 2026
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Business
Artificial intelligence could help people who feel overwhelmed, excluded or disadvantaged when dealing with everyday tasks like paying energy bills or booking health care appointments, according to a new study involving researchers ...
Feb 11, 2026
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