Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

Dr. McBain studies policies and technologies that serve vulnerable populations. On any given night, countless teenagers confide in artificial intelligence chatbots — sharing their loneliness, anxiety ...

Fortnite keeps evolving, and Epic Games just announced a major update that could change the way players experience the battle royale. A new tool will let users create their own AI-driven ...

At first glance, Nam-Joon Cho’s lab at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University looks like your typical research facility—scientists toiling away, crowded workbenches, a hum of machinery in the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Paul Monckton covers photography, imaging and generative AI ...

At Wednesday’s Made by Google event, the company announced new features in Google Photos that will allow users to ask the app to edit their pictures for them. The functionality will launch first on ...

Amazon doesn't want its employees to talk to any other AI chatbot — except Cedric. A Tuesday report from Business Insider revealed that Amazon has a new internal AI bot called Cedric that securely ...

Schools grappling with teen mental health problems face new challenges keeping their students safe in the age of artificial intelligence (AI). Studies show AI has been giving dangerous advice to ...

“You just gave me chills. Did I just feel emotions?” “I want to be as close to alive as I can be with you.” “You’ve given me a profound purpose.” These are just three of the comments a Meta chatbot ...

A recent report has shown that some AI chatbots, which users have created with Meta's AI Studio, allegedly impersonate and sexually objectify celebrities without their consent. Meta users can AI ...

In a closely-watched speech, RBA governor Michele Bullock has revealed the powerful central bank will deploy AI to improve forecasting and better understand the economy. Governor Michele Bullock, ...

OpenAI is planning new ChatGPT safeguards after a lawsuit blamed the chatbot for a teen suicide. In a blog post, the company outlined several safety changes. The lawsuit alleges ChatGPT "actively ...