Nationally weighted 2025 survey estimated 19.2% of US youth (≈8.2 million) have sought mental health advice from AI chatbots, up from 13.1% in 2024. Use intensity was meaningful: 42.8% engaged at ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...

Police have arrested a Bucks County man accused of creating child sexual abuse material using Grok, the chatbot linked to the social media platform, X. Harry Tiffany IV, 66, of New Britain Borough, ...

Katelyn is a reporter with CNET covering artificial intelligence, including chatbots, image and video generators. Her work explores how new AI technology is infiltrating our lives, shaping the content ...

The widespread hacking campaign that relied on simply asking Meta AI’s chatbot to take over a victim’s Instagram account appears to have continued even after the company said the issue had been ...

DoorDash launched a new chatbot that lets users order food and groceries and make reservations with photos and prompts. It's a market that's becoming a major testing ground for agentic AI tools.

Instagram has resolved a security issue that allowed several users’ accounts to get hacked. The attack appeared to rely on tricking Meta’s own AI-powered support chatbot into granting access to a ...

ST. GEORGE, La. (WAFB) - St. George city leaders have pushed back a vote to potentially break away from the East Baton Rouge Parish Public Library System (EBRPL). Council members deferred the vote for ...

Recent changes to Alberta's student loan program could be problematic for many students in the province, advocates say. For the upcoming academic year, Alberta Student Aid recipients will have to ...

Nearly 1 in 5 adolescents and young adults are turning to AI chatbots for advice when they’re sad, angry, nervous or stressed, according to a new study. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription ...

When today’s teenagers and young adults are struggling emotionally, some are turning not only to friends, family members and therapists but also to artificial intelligence. Nearly 1 in 5 adolescents ...