Researchers warn that AI chatbots often fabricate or distort news, urging users to treat AI-generated news summaries with caution.

NEW YORK (AP) — Google said Sunday that it is expanding the shopping features in its AI chatbot by teaming up with Walmart, Shopify, Wayfair and other big retailers to turn the Gemini app into a virtual merchant as well as an assistant.

Parga-Belinkie said chatbots can be dangerous for kids if they provide inaccurate or misleading information or reinforce harmful beliefs. Experts said it's a good idea for parents and kids to explore them together.

Elon Musk has hit back at Keir Starmer saying the UK “just want to suppress free speech” and reposting a fake AI image of the prime minister wearing a bikini.The government has threatened to ban social media site X due to the misuse of its AI tool, Grok, to generate sexualised images of children and women.

Dr. Sina Bari, a practicing surgeon and AI healthcare leader at data company iMerit, has seen firsthand how ChatGPT can lead patients astray with faulty medical advice.

Chatbots may worsen delusions in people by reinforcing false beliefs, psychiatrists warn. Mental health experts document cases where AI strengthened distorted thinking.

An AI chatbot linked to Elon Musk is under fire after allegedly generating non‑consensual explicit deepfake images of real people, prompting bans in several countries and renewed concerns about safety and misuse.