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
Australian police are working on an AI prototype that will help them decipher Gen Z slang and emoji-laden messages written by online predators, a top official said Wednesday.
Oct 29, 2025
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Machine learning & AI
Artificial intelligence is fast becoming "part of the furniture." A decade after IBM's Watson triumphed on "Jeopardy!," generative AI models are in kitchens and home offices. People often talk about AI in science fiction ...
Oct 28, 2025
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Internet
Data from ChatGPT-maker OpenAI suggest that more than a million of the people using its generative AI chatbot have shown interest in suicide.
Oct 28, 2025
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Internet
Learning about a topic by interacting with AI chatbots like ChatGPT rather than following links provided by web search can produce shallower knowledge. Advice given on the basis of this shallow knowledge tends to be sparser, ...
Oct 28, 2025
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Software
Clippy, the animated paper clip that annoyed Microsoft Office users nearly three decades ago, might have just been ahead of its time.
Oct 24, 2025
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Security
Over the weekend, Education Minister Jason Clare sounded the alarm about "AI chatbots bullying kids".
Oct 23, 2025
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Internet
A recent study shows that AI-powered social media bots can increase user engagement on posts, but they fall short of encouraging users to post more overall.
Oct 23, 2025
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Security
OpenAI will roll out a new ChatGPT feature in December 2025, allowing verified adults to generate erotic text and engage in romantic or sexual conversations. Artificial intelligence (AI) platforms like Replika and Grok already ...
Oct 22, 2025
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Consumer & Gadgets
Reddit bills itself as "the most human place on the internet," but the proliferation of artificial intelligence-generated content is threatening to squeeze some of the humanity out of the news-sharing forum.
Oct 20, 2025
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Business
Meta is adding parental controls for kids' interactions with artificial intelligence chatbots—including the ability to turn off one-on-one chats with AI characters altogether—beginning early next year.
Oct 17, 2025
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