More Than Half of Teens Use Chatbots for Schoolwork, Survey Finds

A new study from the Pew Research Center finds teenagers think chatbot-assisted cheating has become “a regular feature of ...

Is an AI subscription worth it? How to choose your premium chatbot plan - and what not to do

You can do a lot with free AI. But you can do even more if you upgrade. Here's how to decide between all your options.
Ars Technica

Waymo leverages Genie 3 to create a world model for self-driving cars

Google-spinoff Waymo is in the midst of expanding its self-driving car fleet into new regions. Waymo touts more than 200 million miles of driving that informs how the vehicles navigate roads, but the ...
CNET

More AI Is Coming to Google Search, Including a Chatbot-Like Interface

Katelyn is a writer with CNET covering artificial intelligence, including chatbots, image and video generators. Her work explores how new AI technology is infiltrating our lives, shaping the content ...
Forbes

When Your AI Chatbot Disagrees With Your Doctor: 3 Strategies To Navigate The Conflict

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sahar Hashmi, M.D., Ph.D., is a Boston-based, award-winning AI expert. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...
Engadget

Meta is temporarily pulling teens' access from its AI chatbot characters

Meta will no longer allow teens to chat with its AI chatbot characters in their present form. The company announced Friday that it will be "temporarily pausing teens’ access to existing AI characters ...
Yahoo

Do we need self-help anymore in the age of AI? I tried a chatbot to find out.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As more people turn to AI for their personal problems, Mark Manson, author of the bestselling self-help book "The Subtle Art of ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Apple to Revamp Siri as a Built-In iPhone, Mac Chatbot to Fend Off OpenAI

Apple Inc. plans to revamp Siri later this year by turning the digital assistant into the company’s first artificial intelligence chatbot, thrusting the iPhone maker into a generative AI race ...
STAT

Slingshot pulls therapy chatbot Ash out of U.K. over regulatory concerns

Mario Aguilar covers technology in health care, including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, wearable devices, telehealth, and digital therapeutics. His stories explore how tech is changing the ...
Wall Street Journal

People Are Paying $99 a Month to Talk to a Tony Robbins Chatbot

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 ...
Lexington Herald Leader

‘Manipulative technology.’ Kentucky sues AI chatbot company for endangering children

Attorney General Russell Coleman sits down to speak with Herald-Leader in his office in Frankfort. December 17, 2025. Marcus Dorsey [email protected] Kentucky filed a lawsuit against an ...
The Hill

Google, chatbot startup to settle teen suicide, self-harm lawsuits

Google and Character.AI plan to settle several lawsuits with families alleging that their products drove their children to self-harm or suicide, according to recent court documents. The companies have ...