The “concern is not with the defensive intent,” but rather that the clandestine trap “is aggressive in effect, and the party that bears the cost is not the [AI] agent (which has no interests of its ...

Increasingly, artificial intelligence (AI) large language models (LLMs) are being integrated into the mental health industry for counseling, therapy, and companionship. A recent Brown University study ...

Joe Alary’s chatbot addiction nearly cost him his job, his savings and some of his long-term relationships. The 57-year-old is now rebuilding his life. Alary, who is divorced and lives alone, had ...

A so-called software supply chain attack, in which hackers corrupt a legitimate piece of software to hide their own malicious code, was once a relatively rare event but one that haunted the ...

OpenAI has added its Codex coding agent to the ChatGPT mobile app on iOS and Android, letting users manage coding tasks remotely from their phone.

A billboard tries to sell you something. So does a used car salesman. But no matter how smooth the pitch, you’re quite aware of the profit motive, and you can walk away at any time. What if that pitch ...

Understanding the secret commands that steer the behavior of chatbots like ChatGPT can help you customize them to your needs.

A large part of Airbnb’s Q1 2026 earnings call was dedicated to talking about how the company is using AI tools for coding, customer support, and search. Notably, the company claimed that 60% of the ...

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration filed a lawsuit against artificial intelligence platform Character.ai, alleging its chatbots falsely claimed to be licensed medical professionals. The ...

Cybersecurity firm Trellix disclosed a data breach after attackers gained access to "a portion" of its source code repository. Trellix is a global cybersecurity company formed from the October 2021 ...

The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously advanced a bill Thursday to ban minors from artificial intelligence companions and prevent AI chatbots from exposing children to sexual or harmful content.

Several times in the last couple of decades, Microsoft has released source code for the original MS-DOS operating system that kicked off its decades-long dominance of consumer PCs. This week, the ...