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One in five teens now turns to AI chatbots for mental health support, prompting researchers to outline safety rules before more harm occurs. New proposed protections could require age verification and emergency protocols to keep vulnerable young people safe.
The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously passed a bill requiring age verification for AI chatbots and blocking harmful content for minors. Both Democrats and Republicans agree it's time to protect young people from AI risks.
Pennsylvania is taking legal action against Character.AI for offering chatbots that falsely claim to be licensed doctors. The lawsuit seeks to stop the AI company from violating state medical practice laws and protect users from potentially dangerous health advice.
Two brothers created an AI chatbot grounded in 2,000 years of Catholic teachings to give families a morally guided tech option. Acutis AI offers parental controls and filters responses through religious wisdom often missing from mainstream platforms.
Mexico City launched Xoli, a free WhatsApp chatbot that answers tourist questions in English and Spanish 24/7. The AI assistant will guide millions of visitors during the 2026 FIFA World Cup and stay active afterward.
New research teaches AI to decode complex emotions in a single sentence, like when you praise and criticize at once. This could transform how chatbots respond to real human frustration.
Google is building new mental health safeguards into its Gemini chatbot to connect users in crisis with immediate help. The update comes as AI companies face growing responsibility for user safety.
When a friend shared his family's struggle with autism, three college students from rural Maharashtra built an AI chatbot that helps parents navigate daily challenges between therapy sessions. Their project just won a national hackathon and could change how thousands of families access support.
When a Ukrainian woman found an AI chatbot listened better than her friends during a breakup, researchers discovered why: humans interrupt, judge, and deflect emotions while AI simply listens. Studies now show what makes truly compassionate listening, and the lessons are surprisingly simple.
An MIT senior who started college planning to be a doctor discovered a bigger mission: using technology and community partnerships to solve health disparities across three continents. Her AI-powered health chatbot is now bridging care gaps in rural Argentina.
While other companies replace workers with AI, IKEA used its chatbot to free employees for more creative work and generated over a billion dollars in the process. Hundreds of customer service reps became remote interior designers instead of losing their jobs.
Nigeria just unveiled an AI-powered chatbot that helps citizens access government services in English, Hausa, Igbo, and Yoruba. The Meta-backed platform marks one of Africa's most ambitious public sector AI projects to date.
The privacy advocate who made end-to-end encryption mainstream is now working with Meta to protect your conversations with AI chatbots. Billions of people chat with AI daily, but unlike your private texts, those conversations aren't encrypted.
Researchers just figured out how to make ChatGPT nearly impossible to trick into giving harmful answers. The breakthrough could end the cat-and-mouse game of AI safety loopholes.
The FDA just gave breakthrough status to the first generative AI chatbot designed to guide patients through recovery after joint replacement surgery. The move signals how AI could soon help millions of people heal better at home.
When you feel sick and search online, AI chatbots like ChatGPT now give better answers than Google, according to new research from major universities. Doctors who once fought misinformation from "Dr. Google" are watching their patients ask smarter questions after consulting AI.
A simple trick let people make AI chatbots spread lies to billions of users. Now Google and other tech companies are finally fixing the problem.
A design professor just launched a browser extension that intentionally makes AI chatbots painfully slow. It's a clever protest against our growing dependence on artificial intelligence.
Researchers at North Carolina State University developed a breakthrough technique called "neuron freezing" that prevents users from bypassing AI chatbot safety filters. The innovation could make AI systems more reliable and protect people from harmful content.
Millions already ask AI chatbots for health advice, but there's been no roadmap for doing it safely. Now researchers are creating the world's first user guide to help people navigate these tools without getting misled.
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