Viral AI assistant Moltbot rapidly gains popularity but poses security risks

Among the dozens of unofficial AI bot apps that never rise above the fray, Moltbot is perhaps most notable for its proactive ...
Security Boulevard

Detecting browser extensions for bot detection, lessons from LinkedIn and Castle

Modern bot detection rarely deals with obviously fake browsers. Most large-scale automation today runs inside browser ...
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Safety concerns rise as AI chatbot use increases in teens

According to a Pew Research Center study, nearly 3-in-10 teens reported using AI chatbots "almost constantly." Donald Trump's approval rating hits rock bottom Can't-miss play: McMillian rips football ...
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Ask the pediatrician: AI chatbot use is concerning to health experts

Doctor Steve Turkovich, president of Golisano's Children Hospital of Buffalo, speaks with Michael Wooten about how the use of an AI chatbot is concerning health experts. Clintons: Congressional ...
TechCrunch

Amazon’s AI assistant comes to the web with Alexa.com

Amazon’s AI-powered overhaul of its digital assistant, now known as Alexa+, is coming to the web. On Monday, at the start of CES 2026 in Las Vegas, the company announced the official launch of a new ...
CNBC

Musk's xAI faces backlash after Grok generates sexualized images of children on X

Elon Musk's xAI faced backlash for recent Grok chatbot posts of artificial intelligence-generated sexualized images of children on X. The company responded to a request for comment with an autoreply: ...
Futurism

Doctors Say AI Use Is Almost Certainly Linked to Developing Psychosis

There continue to be numerous reports of people suffering severe mental health spirals after talking extensively with an AI chatbot. Some experts have dubbed the phenomenon “AI psychosis,” given the ...
The Verge

Google sues web scraper for sucking up search results ‘at an astonishing scale’

SerpApi says it can deliver Google search results for use by AI tools, but Google claims it’s illegally evading bot-blockers to steal copyrighted content. SerpApi says it can deliver Google search ...
Dark Reading

Browser Extension Harvests 8M Users' AI Chatbot Data

A popular browser extension that acts as a VPN to protect users' privacy is actually harvesting and facilitating the sale of data from conversations with AI chatbot assistants. While versions previous ...
Psychology Today

AI De-Skilling: Will Chatbot Use Corrode Our Humanness?

The story of technology is the story of continual disruption and displacement. New systems and processes send some skills into obsolescence, opening the way for new skills and workflows. Generative AI ...
NBC Washington

28% of U.S. teens say they use AI chatbots daily, according to a new poll

Artificial intelligence chatbots have entered many teenagers’ daily routines. 64% U.S. teens say they use AI chatbots such as ChatGPT or Google Gemini, with about 28% saying they use chatbots daily, ...