Teens are having disturbing interactions with chatbots. Here's how to lower the risks

Teen use of AI chatbots is growing, and psychologists worry it's affecting their social development and mental health. Here's ...

I compared ChatGPT’s image generation to Nano Banana and only one of them made useful stock photos

ChatGPT impressed me with its speed — none of the stock images looked like computer-generated garbage. However, Nano Banana Pro has the upper hand because it consistently generated more realistic ...
The Forward

How the next generation of rabbis is preparing for the age of AI

Students from five rabbinical schools tell the Forward how they're thinking about artificial intelligence in relation to ...
Philadelphia Mag

Philly Today: Bots on Tinder Are Using Local References to Seduce Philadelphians

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Arguably. With multiple caveats and asterisks, and blind eyes turned toward basically all the news of the day. Especially recently. It’s a time when ...
CBS News

Character AI chatbots engaged in predatory behavior with teens, ignored suicide threats, families allege

Ashley Velie is a Peabody Award-winning producer for 60 Minutes who has worked overseas and in the U.S. for CBS News since 1998. She has received multiple awards and nominations for stories on war, ...
The New York Times

Jesus Bot Is Always on Demand (for a Small Monthly Fee)

I spent the last week talking to three different religious chatbots about my struggles and questions — Bible Chat, Christian AI and Text With Jesus. There has been ample news coverage of the concerns ...
Engadget

Now you can use ChatGPT Voice without leaving your chat

OpenAI has announced that it's changing how ChatGPT's Voice mode works on the web and inside the company's app. As part of an update, you can interact with ChatGPT Voice directly within your ongoing ...
Wired

Kids in China Are Using Bots and Engagement Hacks to Look More Popular on Their Smartwatches

At what age should a kid ideally get a smartwatch? In China, parents are buying them for children as young as 5. Adults want to be able to call their kids and track their location down to a specific ...
ZDNet

Everyone can use ChatGPT Group Chat now for free - here's how to try it

Up to 20 people can now be added to a group chat in ChatGPT. The responses are powered by GPT-5.1 Auto. The feature is available to logged-in users and is rolling out globally. AI has officially ...
The New York Times

Wordle Bot Can Now Use Knowledge of Past Solutions

An optional new feature will make the bot’s analysis more useful for players who keep a record of previous answers. By Tom Giratikanon Since its creation, Wordle Bot has analyzed hundreds of millions ...
InfoWorld

Java Stream API tutorial: How to create and use Java streams

Get started with Java streams, including how to create streams from Java collections, the mechanics of a stream pipeline, examples of functional programming with Java streams, and more. You can think ...