With hundreds of millions of people turning to chatbots for advice, it was only a matter of time before tech companies began offering programs specifically designed to answer health questions.

Millions of Android users may unknowingly risk exposing sensitive health conversations through vulnerable AI chatbot apps lacking proper security updates.

It wasn't until a couple of years ago that Keri Rodrigues began to worry about how her kids might be using chatbots. She learned her youngest son was interacting with the chatbot in his Bible app — he ...

An estimated 25 to 50 percent of people now turn to general-purpose artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude for emotional support and "therapy," even though they were ...

AI chatbots have become a big part of all of our lives since they burst onto the scene more than three years ago. ChatGPT, for example, says it has around 700 million weekly active users, many of whom ...

And I'm Mary Louise Kelly, and it is time now for our science news round up from Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. This week I am joined by Regina Barber and Rachel Carlson. Hey, you two. REGINA ...