When OpenAI released a new version of ChatGPT, people were quick to protest its colder responses. Acknowledging the emotional attachment with chatbots, the company quickly backtracked.

Mental health experts say cases of people forming delusional beliefs after hours with AI chatbots are concerning and offer tips on how to help someone affected.

With new tools and greater autonomy, OpenAI's flagship AI chatbot is more capable, and potentially more dangerous, than ever.

I took ChatGPT's upgraded advanced voice mode for a spin to see if it was useful or just all talk. Katelyn is a writer with CNET covering artificial intelligence, including chatbots, image and video generators.

They praised Sophie’s wit and her ability to be entirely herself. Humor is so often a zero-sum game. The truly funny, the people who make you rip-snort or squeeze your thighs together in near-incontinence, are often a little mean. Mining common insecurities, they win our hearts by saying things we fret over but don’t speak aloud.

The order requires OpenAI to keep ChatGPT histories even if a user requests the chats be deleted or if state privacy laws require OpenAI to delete the data. The order does not apply to business accounts.

About a quarter of Gen Z say they’ve followed ChatGPT’s career advice and are glad they did, according to a recent study from Southeastern Oklahoma State University. Of that same group of young professionals, only 3% admit they regret it.