Can AI chatbots trigger psychosis in vulnerable people?

Chatbots may worsen delusions in people by reinforcing false beliefs, psychiatrists warn. Mental health experts document cases where AI strengthened distorted thinking.

Alaska's court system built an AI chatbot. It didn't go smoothly.

For more than a year, Alaska’s court system has been designing a pioneering generative AI chatbot termed the Alaska Virtual Assistant (AVA) to help residents navigate the tangled web of forms and procedures involved in probate, the judicial process of transferring property away from a deceased person.

Best AI Chat Apps for 2026: We Tested and Ranked the Best Free and Paid Apps

Looking for the best AI chat app? I have culminated a list of the best AI tools, that I have tested and ranked in this read.
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Teenagers relying on AI chatbots for mental health care, emotional support

Roughly two-thirds of teenagers are using AI chatbots, like ChatGPT, when they need someone to talk to. People are drawn to AI for mental health because it's free and accessible, but experts stress it does not replace the empathy found from real people.

Amazon’s AI assistant comes to the web with Alexa.com

Amazon is bringing Alexa+ to the web with a new Alexa.com site, expanding its AI assistant beyond devices and positioning it as a family-focused, agent-style chatbot.

Musk’s rogue AI chatbot brands Trump a pedophile

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok has disgraced its billionaire creator by branding President Donald Trump a pedophile and declaring that Vice President JD Vance and Erika Kirk are the same person. The chatbot,
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Governor Hochul targets harmful AI chatbots in new safety proposals

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced proposals to protect New York’s children online and combat the youth mental health crisis.The new legislation aims to shield kids from online predators, scammers, and harmful AI chatbots.

Popular AI chatbot under fire after users create explicit images of child actress (reports)

Axios reported that users on the social media platform X used the AI chatbot Grok to digitally remove the 14-year-old star’s clothing over the past few days. syracuse.com is not naming the actress due to her age.
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Michigan librarians say they're being asked to find non-existent references cited by AI chatbots

Librarians say they’re facing an increasing number of requests to search for reference documents that don’t exist as the use of artificial intelligence chatbots increases.

It’s HAL out there: Tencent AI chatbot tells user to ‘get lost’ in rare angry outburst

A Space Odyssey, Tencent's Yuanbao chatbot has been accused of losing its temper with a user Chinese social media and gaming giant Tencent Holdings apologised after its artificial intelligence chatbot Yuanbao was accused of "verbally insulting" a user,
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