DENVER — In seconds, someone experiencing anxiety or a panic attack can open up an artificial intelligence program like ChatGPT and receive responsive, voice-based guided advice on how to cope and ...
Accounts of people developing psychosis — which renders them unable to distinguish between what is and is not reality — after interacting with generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots have ...
Two years ago, 13-year-old Juliana Peralta took her life inside her Colorado home after her parents say she developed an addiction to a popular AI chatbot platform called Character AI. Parents Cynthia ...
How are people using AI for therapy? A growing number are sharing their anxieties, frustrations, and darkest thoughts with AI chatbots, seeking advice, comfort, and validation from a sympathetic ...
On the Friday, November 14, 2025 episode of The Excerpt podcast: A grieving mother says an AI chatbot manipulated her 14-year-old son — and she’s now suing the company behind it, Character AI. USA ...
Roughly two-thirds of American teens aged 13 to 17 say they use AI chatbots, according to a new study by Pew Research Center, ...
AI chatbots are increasingly used for mental health support, offering 24/7 availability and coping skills. ChatGPT is the most popular AI chatbot in the U.S., potentially bridging gaps in access to ...