Those were the last messages exchanged by 14-year-old Sewell Setzer and the chatbot he developed a romantic relationship with ...

There are still many reasons to be concerned about AI chatbots. A University of Cambridge study shows children often treat ...

A Florida mother's loss highlights concerns about AI companions and minors as states like Ohio move to regulate the ...

The cases sent OpenAI and other AI giants scrambling to reassure parents and regulators that the AI boom is safe for kids.

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 243, designed to safeguard children in interactions with AI-powered ...

Not only did Kendra’s virality reveal the inability of social media to deal with and address severe mental health issues, but it also displayed possibly one of the first instances of modern AI ...

"He was trying to cry out for help," Maria Raine said.

Taylee Johnson, 14, told Troodi—the mental health chatbot in her child-focused Troomi phone—her worries about moving to a new ...

The legislation, signed on Monday by Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom, requires platforms to remind users that they are interacting with a chatbot − not a human − and to direct users to emergency ...

When California draws a line, the rest of the country tends to take notice. This week, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a ...

Co-authored by Adrian Parham and Robert T. Muller, Ph.D. Last year, a 14-year-old boy began withdrawing from others. He spent hours on his phone, and his academic performance plummeted. Alarmed, his ...