I tried replacing Gemini with Claude, ChatGPT, and Copilot on Android; one was worth paying for

If you are trying to escape Gemini and want one AI assistant that feels worth the money, ChatGPT is the obvious choice. After ...

AI chatbots hit the dating scene, becoming the lovelorn’s modern-day Cyrano

Artificial intelligence adopters have been using the tech in varied ways to find romance. Some patronize AI matchmaking ...
CNN

For better or worse, young people are turning to AI chatbots for emotional support

When today’s teenagers and young adults are struggling emotionally, some are turning not only to friends, family members and therapists but also to artificial intelligence. Nearly 1 in 5 adolescents ...
InfoWorld

Making sense of too much code

Anyone can build an app now. But nobody seems to care. Well, not nobody. VCs keep funding startups that add AI to, well, everything. But users aren’t buying the massive influx of new apps. In a chart ...
Times Union

Commentary: A chatbot isn't a doctor or lawyer. Companies must make that clear.

To protect consumers, New York must require AI programs to warn users that responses from chatbots are not advice from skilled professionals. Credit: Getty Images. A growing number of Americans are ...
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 ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Meta to Sell AI Chatbot Subscriptions to Offset Spending

Meta Platforms Inc. is selling consumer subscriptions to its Meta AI chatbot for the first time, a key step toward building a business that would help offset hundreds of billions of dollars in ...
Psychology Today

AI Chatbot Therapists Lack Ethics, Study Finds

Increasingly, artificial intelligence (AI) large language models (LLMs) are being integrated into the mental health industry for counseling, therapy, and companionship. A recent Brown University study ...
Tom's Guide

I vibe coded 3 real apps using Claude Code and OpenAI Codex. Here is the winner

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Nature

How to vibe code in science: early adopters share their tips

Nicola Jones is a freelance writer in Pemberton, Canada. Last year, climate researcher Zeke Hausfather was playing around with climate-data visualizations, trying to find new and shocking ways to show ...
Nieman Journalism Lab

People who use chatbots for news consider them unbiased and “good enough,” new study finds

Chatbots are already a burgeoning source of news. Seven percent of respondents in the U.S. use chatbots for news every week, according to a report last summer from the Reuters Institute for the Study ...
TechCrunch

Airbnb says AI now writes 60% of its new code

A large part of Airbnb’s Q1 2026 earnings call was dedicated to talking about how the company is using AI tools for coding, customer support, and search. Notably, the company claimed that 60% of the ...