A teen's fake chatbot site has 25 million visitors and hints at the next backlash against an internet stuffed with AI slop.

Websites like youraislopbores.me have become playgrounds for people looking for light relief in a bot-heavy world.

As AI tools designed with religion in mind become increasingly common, many are reckoning with how these technologies shape ...

Would-be Reddit competitor Digg just shut down because it couldn’t get a handle on the bots overrunning its site. On Wednesday, Reddit said it’s taking on the challenge itself. The company will begin ...

Behind the scenes at Wikipedia, some editors were alarmed recently when they saw a flurry of edits and new articles by a contributor known as TomWikiAssist. It turned out that Tom was a bot and was ...

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New A.I. bots can do more than just chat. They can edit files, send emails, book trips and cause trouble. A Vals AI employee using Claude Code to debug A.I. agents.Credit...Video by Manuel Orbegozo ...

You’ve finally figured out AI at work—now comes the bill. Companies that now regularly use AI are starting to track their workers’ use of tokens, AI’s unit of measurement. They’re scouting whose ...

A lightning strike during a storm on April 18 damaged an Ashaway home's attached garage and destroyed a vehicle, fire officials said. First responders honored for actions during Brown University ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Cybercriminals are exploiting AI chatbots to launch sophisticated hacking attacks, with hackers recently stealing ...

A sprawling Chinese influence operation — accidentally revealed by a Chinese law enforcement official’s use of ChatGPT — focused on intimidating Chinese dissidents abroad, including by impersonating ...

Nicki Minaj faced scrutiny after a forensic report found thousands of fake accounts boosted her conservative posts on X in coordinated bot campaign. Nicki Minaj may not have the broad support her ...