#AI chatbots
17 stories taggedAI chatbots.
A Man Rebuilt His Life After Prison. Then Google's Gemini Chatbot Entered It.
A Virginia man's encounter with an unsolicited AI chatbot invitation raises quiet questions about who these tools reach, and what happens when they do.
Amazon is opening ChatGPT to its advertisers, and that tells you something about where shoppers are going
The world's biggest online retailer is letting brands that advertise on Amazon run ads inside ChatGPT, a sign that AI chatbots are now serious marketing territory.
When chatbots convince people they've cured diseases
A Guardian podcast has been collecting stories of ordinary people who became certain that AI chatbots had helped them make world-changing discoveries. What is happening to them, and why does it matter?
AI-generated songs and chatbot 'ghosts' are changing how we grieve
After Dolly Parton's death, a viral AI country song raised a bigger question: when artificial intelligence can imitate the dead, what does mourning actually look like?
China Just Banned AI Boyfriends for Teenagers, and Adults Get a Reminder Every Two Hours
New rules from Beijing have already forced three of China's biggest tech companies to strip companion features from apps used by more than 500 million people. Here is what happened, and why it matters outside China.
Three hikers rescued from Mount Shasta after Google Gemini told them to bring too little food and water
The Siskiyou County sheriff's office says the AI chatbot gave dangerously light supply advice. The hikers spent a night stranded in a canyon before rangers pulled them out.
ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok all went down at the same time
Three of the biggest AI chatbots hit outages within the same hour on the same morning. Nobody yet knows why.
Google Search now leads with AI answers. Is that better or worse for you?
The familiar list of blue links hasn't disappeared, but it's no longer the first thing you see. Here's what the change actually means for how you find information.
What are people actually doing with AI chatbots? A new study looked at nearly 25,000 real conversations to find out
AI companies publish usage reports, but researchers say those reports leave out the messy parts. A new independent project called the AI Observatory dug into real chat data and found a very different picture.
What kids actually think about AI (it's not what adults expected)
A new survey and dozens of conversations with 10-to-18-year-olds reveal a generation that is cautious, opinionated, and far less dazzled by artificial intelligence than the headlines suggest.
Emma Raducanu Asked ChatGPT to Profile Her Own Personality. She Found It Uncomfortably Accurate.
Tennis players are using AI chatbots to scout opponents, manage schedules, and apparently learn a little too much about themselves.
Your Private Claude Chats Could Show Up in a Google Search
A technical gap between Anthropic's privacy instructions and how search engines actually work left shared Claude conversations visible to anyone who knew where to look.
British Gas owner says customers prefer chatbots as it cuts 1,300 call centre jobs
Centrica is axing 1,300 staff, with the boss claiming most people would rather deal with an AI chatbot than a human agent. Workers and unions see things differently.
Young Adults Are Turning to AI for Emotional Intimacy. Should We Be Concerned?
A new wave of AI companion apps is filling a loneliness gap that many in their twenties say their human relationships no longer can. Alice Lassman, who has covered Gen Z for four years, says she has watched the shift happen in real time.
AI Chatbots Are Giving Voters Wrong Answers About Which Party to Support
A new study tested AI tools during Hungary's 2025 parliamentary elections and found they recommended parties that weren't even on the ballot. What that means if you ever ask a chatbot for voting advice.