Do AI writing detectors actually work? We put 5 to the test.

They claim to spot writing by ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude, so we put Pangram, Grammarly, GPTZero, and more on the spot to see ...
Psychology Today

I Need Help! Should I Use an AI Chatbot or a Therapist?

If you’re considering therapy, or if a friend or family member elicits your advice about seeking treatment, should you or ...

What is Copilot? Everything you need to know about Microsoft’s AI assistant

Microsoft Copilot now covers everything from free AI chat to Office tools and GPT-5.6-powered work features, so here’s how ...
Android Police

I tried every major AI assistant on Android; only one was good enough to keep on my home screen

Jade Bryan is a Feature Author at Android Police with over a decade of tech reviews and news reporting experience, stretching back to the Symbian era and the early days of Android. He covers the ...
The Next Web

Meta paid contractors to pose as teens and probe rival AI chatbots

The project ran under the internal name Cannes, and a Meta contractor called Covalen managed it. WIRED reported that hundreds of contractors created dummy under-18 accounts. They sent prompts and ...
Wired

Meta Contractors Posed as Teens to Prompt Rival Chatbots About Suicide, Sex, and Drugs

Hundreds of contractors working on a project for Meta pretended to be kids in order to see how other chatbots like Gemini and ChatGPT would respond to high-risk subjects, WIRED found. The prompts were ...
Searchenginejournal.com

AI Chatbot Use Hits 49%, But Skepticism Stays High

About 60% of U.S. adults say they read AI summaries at the top of search engine results, while about 30% say they don’t, and 10% are unsure. When a Google AI Overview accompanies search results, ...
TechSpot

Just 16% of Americans think AI will benefit society, despite chatbot use climbing to 49% of US adults

The takeaway: Despite the apparent growth of an anti-generative AI movement, more Americans are using chatbots than ever before, according to a new survey. But somewhat paradoxically, just 16% of ...
TechCrunch

DoorDash’s new AI chatbot lets you order with prompts and photos

DoorDash announced on Thursday that it’s launching a new AI chatbot that lets users order food and groceries with text prompts and photos in its latest AI push. The chatbot, called “Ask DoorDash,” ...
CNBC

DoorDash lets customers use photos, prompts to order food and book reservations in latest AI push

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.
TechCrunch

Hackers hijacked Instagram accounts by tricking Meta AI support chatbot into granting access

Instagram has resolved a security issue that allowed several users’ accounts to get hacked. The attack appeared to rely on tricking Meta’s own AI-powered support chatbot into granting access to a ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

AI Chatbot Use for Mental Health Advice Rises Sharply Among US Youth, With Key Disparities Identified

Nationally weighted 2025 survey estimated 19.2% of US youth (≈8.2 million) have sought mental health advice from AI chatbots, up from 13.1% in 2024. Use intensity was meaningful: 42.8% engaged at ...