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.
Machine learning & AI
From school shootings to synagogue bombings, leading AI chatbots helped researchers plot violent attacks, according to a study published Wednesday that highlighted the technology's potential for real-world harm.
Mar 12, 2026
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Consumer & Gadgets
Artificial intelligence-powered writing tools such as autocomplete suggestions can definitely change the way people express themselves, but can they also change how they think? Cornell Tech researchers think so.
Mar 11, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
When a group of researchers at Northeastern University's Bau Lab began toying with a new kind of autonomous artificial intelligence "agent," it was supposed to be a fun weekend experiment. Instead, alarm bells started ringing. ...
Mar 10, 2026
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Consumer & Gadgets
More than 4 in 10 adults in the U.K. are happy to use ChatGPT for their mental health support, new research suggests. The study, led by Bournemouth University, surveyed nearly 31,000 adults in 35 countries about their use ...
Mar 5, 2026
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Security
A new study from Abertay University reveals that the most effective way to protect people from AI voice scams is not through traditional warning messages, but by educating them about how advanced and authentic AI voices have ...
Mar 2, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
With hundreds of millions of people turning to chatbots for advice, it was only a matter of time before tech companies began offering programs specifically designed to answer health questions.
Mar 2, 2026
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Consumer & Gadgets
Drawing boundaries isn't just important for relationships with humans anymore. It could be the key to people's relationships with their favorite AI chatbots. Researchers recently discovered that the overly agreeable behavior ...
Feb 24, 2026
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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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