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Hands On For all the buzz surrounding them, AI agents are simply another form of automation that can perform tasks using the tools you've provided. Think of them as smart macros that make decisions ...

OpenAI and the children’s safety group Common Sense Media announced on Friday a deal to advance a California ballot measure to protect children from harmful interactions with online chatbots, ...

Artificial intelligence chatbots are quickly becoming part of our daily lives. Many of us turn to them for ideas, advice or conversation. For most, that interaction feels harmless. However, mental ...

As large language models (LLMs) increasingly replace traditional search engines as tools for information gathering, the use of AI in the political arena—and its impact on elections—is inevitable.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. [Fiordaliso via Getty Images] AI chatbots give inaccurate and inconsistent medical advice that could present risks to users, ...

Experts on adolescent psychiatry and psychology say it’s important to have open and continuous discussion with kids about their use of artificial intelligence and AI chatbots. Parents should set ...

A new social network created specifically for AI chatbots has sparked strange — and potentially alarming — behavior among the bots interacting there. According to The Washington Post, citing evidence ...