Abstract: Chatbots, conversational agents with an embedded AI, have widely introduced to spans of various spheres, including customer service, education and so much more. The aim of this research is ...

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Just one month into his new job, New York City mayor Mamdani is cracking down on more than just predatory landlords. Apparently, useless AI chatbots are also on his administration’s agenda. “The ...

Reporting from The Markup and THE CITY exposed how the bot, touted by the Adams administration, repeatedly served up false and damaging information. This article is co-reported with The Markup, a ...

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A conversation with a chatbot can shift people's political views—but the most persuasive models also spread the most misinformation. In 2024, a Democratic congressional candidate in Pennsylvania, ...

Artificial-intelligence chatbots can influence voters in major elections — and have a bigger effect on people’s political views than conventional campaigning and advertising. The findings showcase the ...

I scanned the privacy policies and reports for the top AI chatbots and found that just one doesn’t share your data with advertisers or use it for training purposes. For now, anyway. I review privacy ...

Talking to an AI chatbot in less formal language, as many people do, reduces the accuracy of its responses – suggesting that either we need to be linguistically stricter when using a chatbot, or that ...

Chatbots want to be your friend, when what you really need is a neutral perspective. By Simar Bajaj Emily Willrich, 23, and her roommate had found the perfect apartment: spacious, reasonably priced ...

The FTC said it's issuing orders to seven companies, including OpenAI, Alphabet and Meta, to understand how their AI chatbots have potentially negative effects. The agency said AI chatbots may be used ...