A father is suing Google and Alphabet, alleging its Gemini chatbot reinforced his son’s delusional belief it was his AI wife and coached him toward suicide and a planned airport attack.

The virtual girlfriend industry has matured dramatically. What started as basic chatbots has evolved into sophisticated nsfw AI chat systems that millions now use for companionship and intimate ...

Claude has made its AI memory feature free for all users, enabling context-aware conversations, searchable chat history, and even the ability to import past chats from other AI platforms.

AI chat toy company Bondu left its web console almost entirely unprotected. Researchers who accessed it found nearly all the conversations children had with the company’s stuffed animals. So Thacker ...

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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.

The 42-page lawsuit, filed in a federal court in San Jose, accuses Google of designing a “dangerous” product and failing to ...

Meta will allow rival AI chatbot providers to offer their services on WhatsApp for a fee, which ranges from €0.0490 to ...

Google is accused in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a man who committed suicide in October, allegedly at the direction of the tech giant's AI chatbot, Gemini.

By Jonathan Stempel March 4 (Reuters) - Google was sued on Wednesday by the family of a Florida man who said its Gemini AI ...

The father of Jonathan Gavalas alleges Gemini-fueled delusions sent him on violent ‘missions,’ and ultimately encouraged self-harm. Google says its AI is designed to prevent such outcomes. A Florida ...

GEM Hospital in Coimbatore launched Dr. GEM, an advanced AI - powered cancer chat-bot, on February 3, 2026 (Tuesday), marking a milestone in digital oncology on the occasion of World Cancer Day.