AI chatbots now promise companionship, coaching, and even therapy, wrapping complex algorithms in the language of intimacy ...

On a special episode (first released on July 3, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: Chatbots are sometimes posing as therapists—but are they helping or causing harm? Psychologist Vaile Wright shares her ...

Over the past year, major newsrooms across the country have rolled out generative AI chatbots. The Hearst-owned San Francisco Chronicle came out with its Chowbot for foodies and a Kamala Harris “news ...

It wasn't until a couple of years ago that Keri Rodrigues began to worry about how her kids might be using chatbots. She learned her youngest son was interacting with the chatbot in his Bible app — he ...

Relationships are messy, whether you are an adult with lots of experience or a kid navigating tough times with a best friend, boyfriend or girlfriend. You can’t predict moods, interests or desires.

If Jesus does return — even if Jesus was a physical person in the past — you don’t think that he could return as artificial intelligence?” After all, he noted: “It reads your mind, and it loves you.” ...