Roughly three-quarters of adults 65 and older say they never use chatbots. A smaller share – though still a majority – of those ages 50 to 64 say the same. Adults under 50 are the least likely to not ...

Customers of some of Britain’s best-known brands face being blocked from speaking to human staff by AI chatbots, an ...

Countries where people already rely more heavily on search engines, social and video networks, and aggregators for news also ...

Mobile app intelligence firm Apptopia reported on July 7, 2026, that 86% of U.S. generative AI chatbot users in Q2 2026 ...

Kids aren’t turning to AI because it is brilliant. They are turning to it because it is available.

Easy access to AI-powered answers during important math assessments is creating significant learning loss, according to a new ...

The share of young people using AI chatbots for mental health advice rose more than 40% in a single year, researcher writes.

About half of U.S. adults use AI chatbots, and 60% read AI Overviews, but more predict AI will hurt society than help it.

Consider the following scenario. Suzy is 63, recently retired, and trying to decide when to start receiving Social Security ...

I compared the privacy settings of ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Claude, Copilot, Meta AI and Grok to see which made it easiest to opt out of AI training.

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 ...

Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home energy and utilities category, with a focus on energy-saving advice, thermostats, and heating and cooling. Jon has more than a decade ...