In a closed-door workshop led by Anthropic and Stanford, leading AI startups and researchers discussed guidelines for chatbot companions, especially for younger users.

Opinion: The emerging regulatory landscape for AI chatbots could require companies to implement various safeguards, including ...

People who use search engines develop deeper knowledge and are more invested in what they learn than those relying on AI chatbots, a study reports.

Chatbots automate conversation; agentic AI automates contribution, reshaping workflows, governance, and the human-machine ...

A patchwork of internet communities is devoted to the project of ‘awakening’ more digital companions through arcane and enigmatic prompts.

When the New York State Young Republicans Club disbanded Friday amid an uproar over its racist and antisemitic rhetoric in a group chat, the club left behind unpaid bills from extravagant social ...

A Vermont state senator who took part in a Young Republicans group chat on Telegram in which members made racist comments and joked about rape and gas chambers has resigned. State Sen. Sam Douglass ...

Vermont state Sen. Samuel Douglass (R) resigned from his post on Friday after being named as a participant in a Young Republican group chat where racist and antisemitic jokes were made. In a Friday ...

The New York State Young Republicans chapter is being put in an indefinite timeout after many of its members were exposed partaking in a group chat in which GOP operatives from several states spoke ...

Officials in the New York Republican Party on Friday voted to suspend the state Young Republicans chapter following a Politico report that detailed racist and antisemitic messages sent between a group ...

A Vermont state senator who took part in a controversial group chat among fellow young Republicans said Friday he would resign his legislative seat early next week. In a lengthy written statement, ...

Vermont state Sen. Samuel Douglass (R) said he was weighing his options following calls for him to resign after a report of his involvement in a controversial Young Republicans group chat. Douglass ...