In 2024, Justin Lester, a pastor of Friendship Baptist Church in Vallejo, California, built a custom GPT for his church that uses his sermons to develop small group materials and allows other church ...

Proposed legislation comes in response to threats by Trump and local kids exposed to harmful content and manipulation. Worried that children are being exploited by chatbots, lawmakers will again push ...

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. ├── app.py ├── forms.py ├── models.py ├── templates/ │ ├── base.html │ ├── chat.html │ ├── login.html ...

Google and Character.AI settled lawsuits pertaining to psychological harm to minors allegedly caused by chatbots. At least one lawsuit claimed the chatbot contributed to a teen's suicide. Generative ...

Senator Steve Padilla (D-CA) introduced a bill on Monday that would place a four-year ban on the sale and manufacture of toys with AI chatbot capabilities for kids under 18. The goal is to give safety ...

State attorneys general across the country are gearing up for a push in 2026 to tackle privacy and safety concerns over AI chatbots and online spaces attractive to kids and teens. As federal action ...

It’s getting harder to tell where normal tech ends and malicious intent begins. Attackers are no longer just breaking in — they’re blending in, hijacking everyday tools, trusted apps, and even AI ...

AI chatbots' personalised answers risk inflaming conspiracy and misinformation, as new investigation shows climate disinformation and known denialists being recommended to conspiratorial user personas ...

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This week on 60 Minutes, correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi reported on the growing concerns surrounding Character AI, an app and website that allows users to interact with AI-generated chatbots, some of ...