How are people using AI for therapy? A growing number are sharing their anxieties, frustrations, and darkest thoughts with AI chatbots, seeking advice, comfort, and validation from a sympathetic ...

Mario Aguilar covers technology in health care, including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, wearable devices, telehealth, and digital therapeutics. His stories explore how tech is changing the ...

On Wednesday, the Department of Justice announced the arrest of Jonathan Rinderknecht, who was federally charged for setting the blaze that eventually became the massive and deadly Palisades Fire, ...

After a massive lobbying push from tech companies, Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill on Monday that would have changed the way youth can interact with artificial intelligence chatbots, which often ...

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Dartmouth College is developing a new student-facing AI-powered chatbot to improve mental health and ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) vetoed a bill Monday that would have restricted children’s access to AI chatbots while signing another that places guardrails on how chatbots interact with kids and ...

Newsom signed SB 243; chatbots must route users who mention self-harm to 988. AB 1064 faces slim odds after Newsom bypassed it for the narrower SB 243. Critics warn the 2027 reporting start and ...

Governor Gavin Newsom of California signed Senate Bill 243 into law on Monday, establishing the first statewide legislation designed to safeguard children in their interactions with artificial ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday vetoed landmark legislation that would have restricted children's access to AI chatbots. The bill would have banned companies from making AI chatbots available ...

SB 243 institutes new safeguards on AI chatbots. SB 243 institutes new safeguards on AI chatbots. A bill attempting to regulate the ever-growing industry of companion AI chatbots is now law in ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a landmark bill on Monday that regulates AI companion chatbots, making it the first state in the nation to require AI chatbot operators to implement safety ...

U.S. soldiers fire an M777A2 howitzer during a live-fire exercise on Nov. 7, 2022, at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany. (Markus Rauchenberger/U.S. Army) Never mind the mere beta status of the ...