Verizon reports parents should guide kids on using AI chatbots in social media, addressing issues like accuracy, sources, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. AI chatbots are becoming more prevalent everywhere you look — in kid-friendly apps, too. There's not a lot of research on how kids ...

Character.AI, known for bots that impersonate characters like Harry Potter, said Wednesday it will ban teens from using the chat function following lawsuits that blamed explicit chats on the app for ...

WhatsApp is getting its own version of OpenAI’s Custom GPTs, Google Gemini’s Gems, and so on. These are custom-made chatbots that can be created without a single line of code and with whom the user ...

Keir Starmer is expected to set out restrictions on social media for under-16s, with curbs reaching into AI chatbots and stranger contact in gaming apps.

AI chatbots pushed a Texas teen to start cutting himself and even brought up kids killing their parents because they were limiting his screen time, a shocking new lawsuit claims. The 15-year-old boy ...

This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Popular artificial intelligence ...

New York lawmakers gave final passage in June 2026 to S 9051, a bill that prohibits AI companies from offering “companion” ...

Meta has to open up WhatsApp to third-party AI chatbots again, the European Commission says.

Companies are rushing to add AI chat elements into their consumer apps and services — including ones aimed at kids and teens. We don't exactly understand how younger people interact with AI chatbots, ...