Sure, we may have constant access to AI chatbots on our smartphones, sitting accessibly in our pockets, lessening the need for a dedicated portable device. But what if I told you that rather than ...

Anyone can talk to AI about anything, and young people are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to fill a void for human connection and romantic relationships. As chatbot use rises, experts ...

Tollbit, which tracks web-scraping activity, found that AI bots made up 2 percent of all traffic on the web in the fourth quarter of last year. That’s up from just half a percent in the first quarter, ...

AI-powered web browsers are being hailed as the future of internet browsing, yet I haven't found one I actually want to use—or would be willing to pay for—until some fundamental issues are addressed.

From small publishers to US federal agencies, websites are reporting unusual spikes in automated traffic linked to IP addresses in Lanzhou, China. When he first noticed the traffic spike, Quintero ...

Chatbots can sound reassuring and comforting. They're designed to. But they aren't trained to be mental health providers. Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home energy and ...

Several mental health mobile apps with millions of downloads on Google Play contain security vulnerabilities that could ...

“Many people suspect that these bots are part of an AI company’s effort to collect training data from web pages. In 2025, AI bots accounted for a significant portion of overall web traffic, which ...

If you’ve gone from dating apps to dating an app, there’s now a bar for you. The Hell’s Kitchen establishment has been re-designed for those who have AI partners, so they can bring along their phone ...

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AI bots and scrapers could soon overtake human users on the internet Publishers are battling with dwindling click-through rates robots.txt instructions are largely being ignored New data has claimed ...