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WhatsApp updates its Business API terms to ban general-purpose chatbots starting January 15, 2026, affecting WhatsApp assistants from OpenAI, Perplexity and others (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 18, 2025

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: WhatsApp is updating its Business API terms to ban general-purpose chatbots starting January 15, 2026, affecting…

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Young people in China are turning to AI chatbots like DeepSeek and Doubao for therapy that saves time and money, while avoiding mental health stigma (Yi-Ling Liu/Rest of World)

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 12, 2025

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s podcast: Inside Google’s AI Turnaround: The Rise of AI Mode, the Strategy Behind AI Previews, and Their…

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An overview of emerging applications of faith technology like Hallow that use AI chatbots for digital chaplaincy, in the midst of concerns about data confidentiality and their quality of faith advice (Lauren Jackson / New York Times)

By Stacey D. WallsSeptember 15, 2025

Lauren Jackson / New York Times:: An overview of emerging applications of Faith technology like Hallow that use AI chatbots…

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The FTC orders Google, Openai, Meta and Instagram, Snap, Xai and Character.ai to provide information on the impact of their AI chatbots on children and adolescents (Leah Nylen / Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsSeptember 11, 2025

Leah Nylen / Bloomberg:: The FTC orders Google, Openai, Meta and Instagram, Snap, Xai and Character.ai to provide information on…

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Q&A with the CEO of Cloudflare Matthew Prince on the reason why he thinks that the Chatbots IA jeopardize the future of the web and journalism, the remuneration initiative of his business, and even more (Fred Vogelstein / Crazy Stupid Tech)

By Stacey D. WallsSeptember 1, 2025

Featured podcasts Grink: In the spirit of the most optimistic CEO in the world Grit explores what is needed to…

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Studies suggest that AI Chatbots’ sycophanic design can increase narcissism in young users and vulnerable, potentially modifying large -scale personality traits (Derek Thompson)

By Stacey D. WallsAugust 13, 2025

Derek Thompson:: Studies suggest that the sycophetic design of the Chatbots can increase narcissism in young users and vulnerable, potentially…

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An analysis of more than 1 m of conversation between a chatgpt and chatgpt user shows how chatbots can lead normally rational people to turn into delirium (New York Times)

By Stacey D. WallsAugust 9, 2025

New York Times:: An analysis of more than 1 million words of conversation between a chatgpt and chatgpt user shows…

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An in-depth overview of the rise in relations between humans and the Companion Chatbots of AI on applications like Nomi, coinciding with a solitude epidemic in the United States (Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC)

By Stacey D. WallsAugust 2, 2025

Featured podcasts Big Technology Podcast: Anthropic’s potential, AI video is going crazy, approaching the market bubble? The Big Technology Podcast…

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The Matters Internet survey of 1,000 British children aged 9 to 17: 67% say they regularly use AI chatbots; From this group, 35% say he wants to speak to a friend (Noor al-Sibai / Futurism)

By Stacey D. WallsJuly 14, 2025

Noor al-Sibai / Futurism:: The Matters Internet survey of 1,000 British children aged 9 to 17: 67% say they regularly…

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Jared Kaplan of Anthropic says that the company ceased to invest in chatbots at the end of 2024 and rather focused on improving Claude's ability to perform complex tasks (Hayden Field / CNBC)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 22, 2025

Hayden Field / CNBC:: Jared Kaplan of Anthropic says that the company ceased to invest in chatbots at the end…

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Browsing: chatbots

WhatsApp updates its Business API terms to ban general-purpose chatbots starting January 15, 2026, affecting WhatsApp assistants from OpenAI, Perplexity and others (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

Young people in China are turning to AI chatbots like DeepSeek and Doubao for therapy that saves time and money, while avoiding mental health stigma (Yi-Ling Liu/Rest of World)

An overview of emerging applications of faith technology like Hallow that use AI chatbots for digital chaplaincy, in the midst of concerns about data confidentiality and their quality of faith advice (Lauren Jackson / New York Times)

The FTC orders Google, Openai, Meta and Instagram, Snap, Xai and Character.ai to provide information on the impact of their AI chatbots on children and adolescents (Leah Nylen / Bloomberg)

Q&A with the CEO of Cloudflare Matthew Prince on the reason why he thinks that the Chatbots IA jeopardize the future of the web and journalism, the remuneration initiative of his business, and even more (Fred Vogelstein / Crazy Stupid Tech)

Studies suggest that AI Chatbots’ sycophanic design can increase narcissism in young users and vulnerable, potentially modifying large -scale personality traits (Derek Thompson)

An analysis of more than 1 m of conversation between a chatgpt and chatgpt user shows how chatbots can lead normally rational people to turn into delirium (New York Times)

An in-depth overview of the rise in relations between humans and the Companion Chatbots of AI on applications like Nomi, coinciding with a solitude epidemic in the United States (Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC)

The Matters Internet survey of 1,000 British children aged 9 to 17: 67% say they regularly use AI chatbots; From this group, 35% say he wants to speak to a friend (Noor al-Sibai / Futurism)

Jared Kaplan of Anthropic says that the company ceased to invest in chatbots at the end of 2024 and rather focused on improving Claude's ability to perform complex tasks (Hayden Field / CNBC)