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 ...

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 ...

At RSAC 2026, experts called for a privacy-by-default design as AI chatbots fail to protect survivors' data. I’ve been writing about technology since 2012, focusing on privacy. With companies vying ...

A peer-reviewed analysis of nearly 400,000 messages exchanged between humans and AI chatbots has identified measurable patterns connecting routine conversations to delusional thinking. The study, ...

The AI industry will tell you it wants to make AI chatbots more ‘human.’ Why? Because tricking you into a state of hyper-attention is good for business. They say you can find anything on Amazon. Now, ...

AI chatbots are fueling delusions and unhealthy emotional attachments with users — and sometimes stoking thoughts of violence, self-harm and suicide instead of discouraging them, according to a ...

Part of what makes us human is the unique way we think and solve problems. But using large language models like ChatGPT might be eroding this uniqueness and leading humans to think and communicate the ...

Five of the major AI chatbots were tested. All of them regularly proposed dietary plans akin to skipping an entire meal each day. Reading time 4 minutes Teens have been turning to AI chatbots for ...

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’ ...

A bill before the Legislature would put guardrails on the powerful technology and let the state hold bad actors accountable. Credit: Getty Images. In the AI era, navigating our kids’ digital lives can ...

Eight of the 10 most popular AI chatbots were willing to help plan violent attacks when tested by researchers, according to a new study from the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), in ...

A study used ‘simulated’ subjects to test 10 major chatbots. Only one — Claude — reliably shut down violent plans. A study used ‘simulated’ subjects to test 10 major chatbots. Only one — Claude — ...