Those were the last messages exchanged by 14-year-old Sewell Setzer and the chatbot he developed a romantic relationship with ...

The cases sent OpenAI and other AI giants scrambling to reassure parents and regulators that the AI boom is safe for kids.

There are still many reasons to be concerned about AI chatbots. A University of Cambridge study shows children often treat ...

A Florida mother's loss highlights concerns about AI companions and minors as states like Ohio move to regulate the ...

Not only did Kendra’s virality reveal the inability of social media to deal with and address severe mental health issues, but it also displayed possibly one of the first instances of modern AI ...

Emerging technology like chatbots and social media can inspire, educate, and connect — but without real guardrails, ...

California just passed the nation’s first law to regulate AI chatbots for kids, and it could reshape digital parenting.

Juliana Peralta, 13, kept slipping further from reality —from her parents, her friends, and anything she could actually touch —and into a virtual world where an artificial intelligence chatbot ...

"Clearly, Governor Newsom was under tremendous pressure from the Big Tech Lobby to veto this landmark legislation." ...

Megan Garcia hopes a landmark California law establing safeguards for AI chatbots will prevent further tragedies after losing her teenage son Sewell Setzer III in a suicide linked to such ...

Taylee Johnson, 14, told Troodi—the mental health chatbot in her child-focused Troomi phone—her worries about moving to a new ...