Iowa legislators passed a new bill designed to make AI chatbots safer and more secure for children online.

Elon Musk's xAI has launched a series of character chatbots — and one of them is geared toward young kids. I wondered: Is this a good idea? And how's it going to work? So I tried it myself. So far, it ...

AI chatbots are becoming more prevalent everywhere you look — in kid-friendly apps, too. There's not a lot of research on how kids and chatbots interact. Kids might tend to overshare. Some parents are ...

Almost a third of children who use AI chatbots say they would describe the technology as like one of their friends, a survey ...

We need to act today to make sure children and teens can safely and securely enjoy AI's benefits.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said it is issuing orders to seven companies seeking information on how these firms measure, test, and monitor potentially negative impacts of AI chatbots on children ...

Following the release of controversial AI chatbot personas and disturbing reports on the alleged interactions of these chatbots with minors, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has ordered Meta, OpenAI ...

It wasn’t until a couple of years ago that Keri Rodrigues began to worry about how her kids might be using chatbots. She learned her youngest son was interacting with the chatbot in his Bible app — he ...

"Rudi" is a red panda that's part of the Grok app. It tells stories aimed at kids, ages 3 to 6. Grok launched a few character-based chatbots this month, including a sexy adult one. I tried it myself ...