A new study in the journal Science found that AI models are far more sycophantic than a human friend or stranger. Katelyn is a writer with CNET covering artificial intelligence, including chatbots, ...

Artificial intelligence chatbots are so prone to flattering and validating their human users that they are giving bad advice that can damage relationships and reinforce harmful behaviors, according to ...

Apple will unveil iOS 27 on June 8 at WWDC, and we’re learning new details about what to expect in the next big iPhone software release. In a new report, Mark Gurman at Bloomberg has more information ...

Large language model (LLM) chatbots have a tendency toward flattery. If you ask a model for advice, it is 49 percent more likely than a human, on average, to affirm your existing point of view rather ...

Back in 2024, Humane hoped to upend our dependence on smartphone screens with its Ai Pin. Instead, the perfunctory pin and its overheating shell set a harsh tone for all future wearable AI doohickeys.

In this episode of eSpeaks, Jennifer Margles, Director of Product Management at BMC Software, discusses the transition from traditional job scheduling to the era of the autonomous enterprise. eSpeaks’ ...

The biggest and most prominent companies in the highly competitive AI space are becoming increasingly politicized. Anthropic, the company behind the Claude chatbot, has been involved in a high-profile ...

During the first world war, the British government was looking for ways to help people stretch their limited food supplies. It found pamphlets from a noted 19th-century herbalist who said rhubarb ...

Lindsey Wasson / AP Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is straying from her predecessor’s artificial intelligence ambitions and pausing the citywide rollout of Microsoft’s AI Copilot chatbot for city ...

Customer conversations with chatbots can include contact information and personal details that make it easier for scammers to launch phishing attacks and commit fraud. Since Sears is still a trusted ...

Zach Braff is responding to rumors he has an AI Chatbot girlfriend. The 50-year-old actor took to his Instagram stories March 12 to dispel rumors he has a romantic relationship with an AI Chatbot, ...

"I feel like now is a good time to be kind to people," Braff said while debunking the rumor Julian Hamilton/FilmMagic Zach Braff denied rumors he was the "prominent Hollywood actor dating a chatbot" ...