DuckDuckGo's privacy-first chatbot is taking off. Users are increasingly concerned about how their data is used. New features could also be driving growth. Privacy ...

On a crisp December day in 2024, deep inside a virtual emulation of a 1960s mainframe, an antiquated line blinked back to life: HOW DO YOU DO. PLEASE TELL ME YOUR PROBLEM. This was ELIZA herself — not ...

Dartmouth researchers conducted the first clinical trial of a therapy chatbot powered by generative AI and found that the software resulted in significant improvements in participants' symptoms, ...

The number of people living with depression, anxiety, and eating disorders has grown fast over the last 30 years. Even as mental health issues rise, treatment remains out of reach for many. Fewer than ...

Dartmouth scientists Michael Heinz (left) and Nicholas Jacobson (center) led the first clinical trial of an AI-powered therapy chatbot and found that, on average, people with diagnosed mental ...