OpenAI launches an AI agent built to automate your entire job

Along with the rollout of GPT 5.6, OpenAI announced the launch of ChatGPT Work. The agent will handle creation of spreadsheet ...

In 2017, Google researchers introduced the transformer, laying the groundwork for AI chatbots

In 2017, Google released a scientific paper, which spoke of an algorithm that led to the development of what is now called ...
TechCrunch

DoorDash’s new AI chatbot lets you order with prompts and photos

DoorDash announced on Thursday that it’s launching a new AI chatbot that lets users order food and groceries with text prompts and photos in its latest AI push. The chatbot, called “Ask DoorDash,” ...
CNN

For better or worse, young people are turning to AI chatbots for emotional support

When today’s teenagers and young adults are struggling emotionally, some are turning not only to friends, family members and therapists but also to artificial intelligence. Nearly 1 in 5 adolescents ...
The Grio

New study reveals how dependent Black and Hispanic teens are on AI chatbots for schoolwork, but other factors paint a clearer picture

Schools and universities across the country are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to implement practices that will shape the future of education. A recent Pew Research Group study found ...
Yahoo

1 in 5 American adolescents have gone to an AI chatbot for mental health guidance

Would you trust an AI chatbot to be your therapist, medical professional or confidante? New research shows that one in five American adolescents between the ages of 12-21 – or around 8.2 million – are ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

AI Chatbot Use for Mental Health Advice Rises Sharply Among US Youth, With Key Disparities Identified

Nationally weighted 2025 survey estimated 19.2% of US youth (≈8.2 million) have sought mental health advice from AI chatbots, up from 13.1% in 2024. Use intensity was meaningful: 42.8% engaged at ...
Inc

Lonely? Talking to an AI Chatbot Will Just Make You Lonelier, Research Finds

Last year, a survey from Common Sense Media found 72 percent of teens have used an AI companion at least once. Half are regular users. And it’s not just kids. A 2025 Harvard Business Review article ...
Nieman Journalism Lab

People who use chatbots for news consider them unbiased and “good enough,” new study finds

Chatbots are already a burgeoning source of news. Seven percent of respondents in the U.S. use chatbots for news every week, according to a report last summer from the Reuters Institute for the Study ...
The Verge

A new bill would mandate family accounts for kids under 13 to use AI chatbots.

The bipartisan CHATBOT Act, led by Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) would require extra safeguards for AI tools used by kids, and parental consent for minors to create their own accounts.
techtimes

Manitoba Moves Toward Social Media Ban For Kids as Canada Eyes AI chatbot Use Restriction

Australia became the first country to impose a social media ban for kids, but in Canada, Manitoba is already on its way to introducing the same policy. The province is expected to restrict AI chatbot ...