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Tech mandated by UK Online Safety Bill 'could turn phones into surveillance tools'

Tech mandated by the UK Government's Online Safety Bill could be used to turn millions of phones into facial recognition... Read more

ChatGPT makes its debut as a smartphone app on iPhones

ChatGPT is now a smartphone app, which could be good news for people who like to use the artificial intelligence... Read more

Free fertility app shared info with third parties, FTC says

Owners of the free fertility app Premom have settled with users after sharing health data without consent to other companies,... Read more

Blind trust in enhancement technologies encourages risk-taking even if the tech is a sham, finds study

A new study published in Computers in Human Behavior suggests that a placebo effect is at play when people expect... Read more

Robots are coming for your love life

A new digital matchmaker in town promises to offer less, not more, in the online dating swipescape and will charge... Read more

Should you be using ChatGPT? Experts say 'yes,' but don't confuse it with a friend

When research and development company OpenAI released ChatGPT late last year, it instantly attracted the attention of the media and... Read more

Opinion: Evolution is making us treat AI like a human, and we need to kick the habit

The artificial intelligence (AI) pioneer Geoffrey Hinton recently resigned from Google, warning of the dangers of the technology "becoming more... Read more

New research finds verbal prompts can make semi-automated driving safer

Semi-automated cars are becoming increasingly common, but real dangers exist when technology fails and drivers don't intervene.... Read more

Why the video game industry is making a big mistake by ignoring older adults

In April, AARP held its first Games Summit at its headquarters in Washington D.C., and for many people outside the... Read more

Minecraft Legends is a reminder that lightning rarely strikes twice in gaming

Minecraft Legends has just been released, giving players another opportunity to return to the charming and blocky world of Minecraft.... Read more

Google shows off latest AI tools: Updates from I/O event

Google unveiled an experimental way to search the internet that gives more conversational results, and said its artificial intelligence chatbot,... Read more

Facebook must face privacy suit over Cambridge Analytica

A judge ruled Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and other former directors of the social-media company must face claims they turned... Read more

When AI seems to disclose personal information, users may empathize more

In a new study, participants showed more empathy for an online anthropomorphic artificial intelligence (AI) agent when it seemed to... Read more

Wendy's turns to AI-powered chatbots for drive-thru orders

Wendy's Co. will begin testing an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot next month that will talk to customers and take drive-thru orders,... Read more

Gen Z goes retro: Why the younger generation is ditching smartphones for 'dumb phones'

There is a growing movement among Gen Z to do away with smartphones and revert back to "less smart" phones... Read more