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Chatbot maker Character.AI is cutting off access, citing mental-health concerns.

MIT Technology Review’s senior reporter for features and investigations, Eileen Guo, and FT tech correspondent Melissa ...

Utah is so far the only state to have laws regulating AI therapy chatbots. But there is still no regulation on the use of AI ...

As AI becomes ubiquitous, some people are turning to it for help with something deeper than productivity: 6% of Americans say ...

Character.AI is banning teens from having open-ended chats with its bots. "I think it's a step in the right direction," ...

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A total of 25 preserved canid prints were discovered in various chambers of the Grotta della Bàsura in northwest Italy. In ...