AI chatbots offered mixed benefits and drawbacks for people using them to seek information on dermatologic conditions, ...

In November, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a Digital Health Advisory Committee meeting where it considered treating artificial intelligence mental health chatbots as medical devices. As ...

A rise in reports of psychosis-like symptoms is increasing pressure on companies and policymakers to address the potential ...

Since the release of ChatGPT, there have been a lot of concerns about the dangers it poses. Some are justified, but most of them are so ridiculous that you wonder how we got this far as a species in ...

An NHS mental health director has issued a stark warning against relying on artificial intelligence ( AI) for mental health ...

Chatbots have come a long way since inception. While we’ve long used them for shopping and to expedite customer service requests, with growing popularity and use cases, they’re now common in fields ...

New technologies are helping aging adults navigate complicated health care benefits, but it does come with some challenges. Here's what to know. Faith Foushee CNET Contributor Faith Foushee is a CNET ...

Plugging medical symptoms into Google is so common that clinicians have nicknamed the search engine “Doctor Google.” But a newcomer is quickly taking its place: “Doctor Chatbot.” People with medical ...

Dr. Chatbot: What’s the Worst That Could Happen? In recent years, chatbots have become increasingly present in our digital lives. Though previously used mainly as virtual assistants and in customer ...