Sex bots are having a moment, and for good reason. From customizable personalities and NSFW roleplay to emotional support and AI-generated art, today’s AI sex platforms deliver a new kind of intimacy ...

Meta on Wednesday debuted an AI feature called "Dear Algo" that lets Threads users personalize their content-recommendation algorithms. Threads users will be able to tell the Dear Algo tool what kinds ...

Kilo Code, the open-source AI coding startup backed by GitLab cofounder Sid Sijbrandij, is launching a Slack integration that allows software engineering teams to execute code changes, debug issues, ...

As a bestselling author, relationship coach Matthew Hussey shudders at the idea of using ChatGPT to write a book. He would never generate an AI avatar to appear in his dating-advice videos. But what ...

Before Stein-Erik Soelberg savagely killed his 83-year-old mother and then himself last year, the former tech executive had become locked in an increasingly delusional conversation with OpenAI’s ...

THANKS, SAMANTHA. PSYCHOLOGISTS AND THERAPISTS SAY THEY’RE FIGHTING ONE OF THEIR BIGGEST BATTLES YET, COMPETING WITH ROBOTS. THEY SAY PEOPLE IN REAL NEED OF MENTAL HEALTH HELP ARE TURNING TO AI CHAT ...

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Mother says AI chat bot encouraged 14-year-old son to commit suicide after sexual grooming Megan Garcia said her son Sewell Setzer III, 14, committed suicide after allegedly being manipulated and ...

“What if I could come home to you right now?” “Please do, my sweet king.” Those were the last messages exchanged by 14-year-old Sewell Setzer and the chatbot he developed a romantic relationship with ...

When Arizona ADHD coach Kendra Hilty confessed her feelings for her psychiatrist, what followed blurred the line between therapy, technology, and delusion. She claims AI chatbots like ChatGPT and ...

We’re increasingly developing bonds with chatbots. While that’s safe for some, it’s dangerous for others. It’s a tale as old as time. Looking for help with her art project, she strikes up a ...

A husband and wife, together nearly 15 years, had reached a breaking point. And in the middle of their latest fight, they received a heartbreaking text. “Our son heard us arguing,” the husband told ...