In the 1960s an MIT professor named Joseph Weizenbaum created a chatbot called ELIZA. The conversations people had with it set precedents for the chatbots to come.

If you’re considering therapy, or if a friend or family member elicits your advice about seeking treatment, should you or ...

Microsoft Copilot now covers everything from free AI chat to Office tools and GPT-5.6-powered work features, so here’s how ...

OpenAI launched ChatGPT Work, a new AI agent that connects to email, Slack, calendars and GitHub to automate work tasks ahead ...

OpenAI is rolling out a GPT-Live voice mode upgrade for ChatGPT. The new feature promises improved responses and more natural ...

DoorDash launched a new chatbot that lets users order food and groceries and make reservations with photos and prompts. It's a market that's becoming a major testing ground for agentic AI tools.

To protect consumers, New York must require AI programs to warn users that responses from chatbots are not advice from skilled professionals. Credit: Getty Images. A growing number of Americans are ...

Nationally weighted 2025 survey estimated 19.2% of US youth (≈8.2 million) have sought mental health advice from AI chatbots, up from 13.1% in 2024. Use intensity was meaningful: 42.8% engaged at ...

Meta Platforms Inc. is selling consumer subscriptions to its Meta AI chatbot for the first time, a key step toward building a business that would help offset hundreds of billions of dollars in ...

Last year, a survey from Common Sense Media found 72 percent of teens have used an AI companion at least once. Half are regular users. And it’s not just kids. A 2025 Harvard Business Review article ...

New data suggests government workers don’t like Elon Musk’s chatbot. Does anybody? New data suggests government workers don’t like Elon Musk’s chatbot. Does anybody? is a London-based reporter at The ...