At first glance, on an individual level, these AI companions can serve a genuine purpose. For some, they offer comfort during periods of loneliness or isolation. Others may use them as safe spaces for ...

Katelyn is a writer with CNET covering artificial intelligence, including chatbots, image and video generators. Her work explores how new AI technology is infiltrating our lives, shaping the content ...

There’s a new frontier in digital intimacy, and it isn’t happening on dating apps or in sex clubs, it’s happening in chat windows, with AI characters that never sleep, never judge, and are always ...

You’re gonna love me for this. Say you’re calling customer service because you need help. Maybe your bill is wrong, your service is down or you want a refund. Instead of a person, a cheerful AI voice ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...

New research is pulling back the curtain on how large numbers of kids are using AI companion apps — and what it found is troubling. A new report conducted by the digital security company Aura found ...

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Uninstall Now: These Chrome Browser Extensions Are Stealing AI Chat Logs According to cybersecurity firm Koi, Urban VPN Proxy and three other popular browser extensions with 8 million+ installs can ...

Baldur's Gate 3 and Divinity Original Sin developer Larian Studios generated a ton of hype (and no shortage of revulsion) when it revealed its next big role-playing game, Divinity, at The Game Awards ...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's comments helped spark concerns about an AI bubble. Mark Cuban says he doesn't see similarities to the dot-com bubble. There's disagreement, even among business leaders and tech ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Baldur's Gate 3 and Divinity developer Larian has confirmed that it uses generative AI in its development processes, but not necessarily in the way ...

France's President Emmanuel Macron discovered news of his own supposed overthrow, after he received a message of concern, along with a link to a Facebook video. "On Sunday [14 December] one of my ...