Elon Musk's xAI has launched a series of character chatbots — and one of them is geared toward young kids. I wondered: Is this a good idea? And how's it going to work? So I tried it myself. So far, it ...

AI chatbots are becoming more prevalent everywhere you look — in kid-friendly apps, too. There's not a lot of research on how kids and chatbots interact. Kids might tend to overshare. Some parents are ...

Almost a third of children who use AI chatbots say they would describe the technology as like one of their friends, a survey ...

As a parent, it can be daunting to hand over a smart device to their tween when a myriad of online dangers exist. Pinwheel, a kid-friendly tech company, is introducing a new solution for parents who ...

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 ...

Two senators said they are announcing bipartisan legislation on Tuesday to crack down on tech companies that make artificial intelligence chatbot companions available to minors, after complaints from ...

"Rudi" is a red panda that's part of the Grok app. It tells stories aimed at kids, ages 3 to 6. Grok launched a few character-based chatbots this month, including a sexy adult one. I tried it myself ...