A version of this essay first appeared on the website of the U.S. PIRG Education Fund. With the rise of ChatGPT and social media companies like Snapchat and Instagram integrating AI chatbots into ...

Nurnadiah says having an award like this will encourage more women to participate in science. Photo: Azhar Mahfof/The Star When she was growing up, Dr Nurnadiah Zamri remembers liking English more ...

Calls to a clinic in Uganda are helping create a therapy algorithm that works in local languages, as specialists look to technology to address the global mental health crisis When patients telephone ...

Mario Aguilar covers technology in health care, including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, wearable devices, telehealth, and digital therapeutics. His stories explore how tech is changing the ...

Corporate Mental Health Alliance Australia (CMHAA) has turned to Avanade to develop an AI chatbot that provides private, anonymous access to mental health resources in the workplace. The ...

A group of child safety and mental health experts recently tested simulated youth mental health conversations with four major artificial intelligence chatbots: Meta AI, OpenAI's ChatGPT, Anthropic's ...

Researchers who tested four leading artificial intelligence chatbots found them to be unacceptably risky for teenagers in need of emotional or mental health support. Common Sense Media, which ...

How are people using AI for therapy? A growing number are sharing their anxieties, frustrations, and darkest thoughts with AI chatbots, seeking advice, comfort, and validation from a sympathetic ...

People are reporting psychotic breaks after chatting with A.I. bots. Experts say companies must build guardrails to protect mental health. Users say human-like A.I. chatbots can worsen delusions and ...

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 ...