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A survey study showed a "modest but significant" association between regular use of generative AI and higher levels of depressive symptoms. The effect showed large variations by age, with the highest ...

A new Pew Research Center survey finds most US teens use AI chatbots for schoolwork, fun, and advice, while holding mixed ...

Pew Research Center conducted this study to better understand teens’ use of social media, the internet and artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots. The Center conducted an online survey of 1,458 U.S.

Meta will soon use what people tell its artificial intelligence chatbot to get even better at selling them things. The company said on Wednesday that users’ chats and interactions with Meta AI will ...

Never mind Doom running on a potato, or whatever – the next generation of ridiculous computing belongs to Minecraft YouTuber Sammyuri, who built a working chatbot in the perennially popular voxel ...

About this research This study is Pew Research Center’s latest effort to explore the landscape of teens and technology today. It focuses on artificial ...

Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

The Pew Research Center released a study on Tuesday that shows how young people are using both social media and AI chatbots. Pew found that 97% of teens use the internet daily, with about 40% of ...

Sure, we may have constant access to AI chatbots on our smartphones, sitting accessibly in our pockets, lessening the need for a dedicated portable device. But what if I told you that rather than ...

A while ago, ChatGPT was the only AI chatbot that mattered. Today, Google and Microsoft, the two biggest tech giants, have pushed into the AI market and your browsers. Google's Gemini has exploded in ...

We’ve heard story after story about people becoming obsessed with AI chatbots and experiencing profound breaks with reality. But there was always an ambiguity: was AI use pushing people into psychosis ...