Category Chatbots

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

Hark shows off browser-use agent Handoff as it targets tasks websites still make hard

Hark previews its browser use agent Handoff, aimed at automating online tasks across sites without APIs and competing in the AI agent race.

Google Assistant is being removed from Android phones and tablets starting Sept. 4, as Gemini becomes Google’s default AI assistant.

Wispr Flow launches an AI notetaker for Mac, pushing into meeting transcription with summaries, search, and new consent questions.

Hank Green’s AI admission spotlights a bigger issue: AI use may become unhealthy long before it turns into a crisis.

Reddit moderators are battling AI search spam as brands and bots flood communities to influence chatbot answers and AI citations.

An AI music detector flagged Fenix Flexin’s ‘Rubberz’ as likely synthetic, escalating a summer debate over AI music and disclosure.

Apple’s Siri AI has finally arrived in iOS 27 beta with personal context and better answers, but the broader AI race has already moved on.

EU AI transparency rules now require labels for chatbots and deepfakes, with fines for noncompliance and a December grace period.

AI drive-thru systems are expanding at Taco Bell, Dairy Queen and others as fast food moves beyond early ordering failures.

Hank Green says his AI usage has become unhealthy after viewers questioned a Complexly video and raised concerns about authenticity.