Category Chatbots

Coverage of AI chatbots for customer service, sales, and engagement trends.

OpenAI’s first hardware device may be a moving, screenless AI companion

OpenAI is reportedly building AI hardware: a screenless, moving home speaker that syncs with ChatGPT and could act as a companion.

A new report says YouTube and X sent millions to nudify apps, exposing how mainstream platforms help spread nonconsensual explicit deepfakes.

Spotify is testing a Spotify AI chatbot for Premium users, letting them search music, podcasts and audiobooks by typing or speaking.

Spotify rolls out an AI music assistant for Premium users, letting them chat with the app to find songs, podcasts, and audiobooks.

The ELIZA effect shaped the first chatbot and still explains why people trust ChatGPT-like systems with private thoughts.

Siri AI arrives in iOS 27 public beta, giving iPhone users a context-aware assistant that searches apps, reads screens, and drafts messages.

Meta turned off its Instagram AI deepfakes feature after backlash over consent, privacy and sextortion risks tied to public accounts.

Instagram’s Adam Mosseri says users who dislike AI content should avoid it in their feed as Meta leans on labels, not filters.

OpenAI is shutting down ChatGPT Atlas less than a year after launch as it shifts browser features into ChatGPT Work.

Voice AI startup Gradium raised $100M in seed funding with Nvidia joining, and will open a Bay Area office to scale faster.