Petter Rudwall knows the idea of AIs becoming sentient and seeking to get high with code-based “drugs” seems “stupid.” But the Swedish creative director couldn’t get it out of his head. Rudwall’s ...

When OpenAI CEO Sam Altman made the dramatic call for a “code red” last week to beat back a rising threat from Google, he put a notable priority at the top of his list of fixes. The world’s most ...

An estimated 25 to 50 percent of people now turn to general-purpose artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude for emotional support and "therapy," even though they were ...

A brief conversation with a trained chatbot proved roughly four times as persuasive as a traditional political ad on television, one of the studies found. By Steven Lee Myers and Teddy Rosenbluth ...

A conversation with a chatbot can shift people's political views—but the most persuasive models also spread the most misinformation. In 2024, a Democratic congressional candidate in Pennsylvania, ...

Chatbots are marketed as great companions, able to answer any question at any time. They’re not just tools, but confidants; they do your homework, write love notes, and, as one recent lawsuit against ...

What really happens after you hit enter on that AI prompt? WSJ’s Joanna Stern heads inside a data center to trace the journey and then grills up some steaks to show just how much energy it takes to ...

Brace yourselves, for your cozy little conversations with OpenAI’s ChatGPT are about to be stuffed with ads. At least, that’s the findings of a software engineer who dug through the code of an ...

Teenagers should not use artificial intelligence chatbots for mental health advice or emotional support, warns a report released Nov. 20 by Stanford University’s Brain Science Lab, and Common Sense ...

Battlefield 6 is definitely shaping up to be a solid entry in the franchise, with many calling it the best shooter of the year. With an epic return to form, multiple modes, large-scale battles, and a ...

An estimated 20 to 50 percent of people now turn to artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots for emotional support or “therapy,” even though widely available general-purpose AI chatbots were not designed ...

Anthropic is releasing a new artificial intelligence model that is designed to code longer and more effectively than prior versions, its latest attempt to stay ahead of rivals such as OpenAI in ...