Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Digital forensics, AI, deepfakes, and what becomes proof in court. The Charcter.AI logo on a smartphone. Character.AI, a ...

A version of this essay first appeared on the website of the U.S. PIRG Education Fund. With the rise of ChatGPT and social media companies like Snapchat and Instagram integrating AI chatbots into ...

It started with history teacher Caitlyn Wilder telling the AI who to be. “You are a friendly, expert research assistant,” she wrote. Then she told the chatbot its goal — help 10th grade students ...

After initially banning artificial intelligence chatbots, schools are embracing the tools. Miami, the third-largest U.S. school district, shows how. After initially banning artificial intelligence ...

One of the most popular tech platforms used by schools, Google Classroom, recently opened use of its Gemini chatbot to K-12 students of all ages, giving schools little time to determine how to ...

Harassing bots with “funny violence.” Confiding about a broken heart. Chatting with a block of cheese. Filling a void of loneliness. Quentin first downloaded a character chatbot when he was 13. He ...

Bend La-Pine Schools introduced the bot to classrooms earlier this year, but the district’s technology leader wasn’t aware of Raina’s Jan. 28 retirement as he defended the bot amid public outcry this ...