UC Berkeley researchers say large language models have gained "metalinguistic ability," a hallmark of human language and cognition no other animal has displayed. AI chatbots can analyze sentences like ...

Timely research reports modern chatbots are very good at emotionally connecting with humans, but with an ironic twist: the conversations resonated much more if people didn’t know they were talking to ...

Amid rising emotional ties to artificial intelligence, two Penn research projects across The Annenberg School for Communication and The Wharton School have shown how easily chatbots can be swayed — ...

Can AI chatbots really replace human therapists? Artificial intelligence chatbots (a.k.a. “AI Therapists”) have surged in popularity as tools for mental health support, primarily because they offer ...

Millions of young people use AI chatbots when they feel upset, nervous or stressed, a new study says. Here’s what to know ...

More companies are using chatbots or other artificial intelligence to help people with customer service. It turns out those bots may be better at delivering bad news than humans. New research ...

They already help us with office tasks, answer everyday questions around the home and give us advice when we're in a dilemma ...

"Commerce is our goal here... More human than human is our motto." —Eldon Tyrell, Bladerunner (1982) Over the past several years, the hype over artificial intelligence (AI) has reached fever pitch, ...

As more people turn to AI chatbots for emotional support and mental health advice, concerns are growing about the potential ...