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According to a study on how AI companionship develops, 68% of AI chatbot users perceive these tools as “somewhat” or “fully” humanlike, 90% believe chatbots are intelligent, 78% believe chatbots are ...

A Pew survey of 5,119 US adults finds 49% use AI chatbots but 40% say AI will hurt society, 67% distrust government regulation, and 59% distrust companies. Half of American adults now use AI chatbots, ...

It is no surprise that many organizations are keen to implement artificial intelligence (or more commonly, “AI”) throughout their workflows. AI has the potential to dramatically speed up banal, day-to ...

DoorDash launched a new chatbot that lets users order food and groceries and make reservations with photos and prompts. It's a market that's becoming a major testing ground for agentic AI tools.

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To protect consumers, New York must require AI programs to warn users that responses from chatbots are not advice from skilled professionals. Credit: Getty Images. A growing number of Americans are ...