AI chatbot

Seeking mental health support is a complex process, but some founders believe that using AI to formalize techniques like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can help folks who might not have…

Feeling Great’s new therapy app translates its psychiatrist co-founder’s experience into AI

When Xiaoyin Qu was growing up in China, she was obsessed with learning how to build paper airplanes that could do flips in the air. Her parents, though, didn’t have…

Heeyo built an AI chatbot to be a billion kids’ interactive tutor and friend

Following Elon Musk’s xAI’s move to open source its Grok large language model earlier in March, the X owner on Tuesday said that the company formerly known as Twitter will…

Elon Musk says all Premium subscribers on X will gain access to AI chatbot Grok this week

Amazon announced today the launch of an AI-powered shopping assistant it’s calling Rufus that’s been trained on the e-commerce giant’s product catalog as well as information from around the web.…

Amazon debuts ‘Rufus,’ an AI shopping assistant in its mobile app

Many companies are trying to use AI chatbots (beyond ChatGPT) in different industries — especially in the consumer sector. Berlin-based startup Layla is banking on this trend to build an…

Layla taps into AI and creator content to build a travel recommendation app

Instagram has been spotted developing an “AI friend” feature that users would be able to customize to their liking and then converse with, according to screenshots shared by app researcher…

Instagram spotted developing a customizable ‘AI friend’

When you think of the term “creator” you generally think of someone making content for social media platforms like TikTok, YouTube or Instagram. But Quora’s AI chatbot platform Poe is…

Quora’s Poe introduces an AI chatbot creator economy

Can an AI be your mentor? That’s what a startup called Practica believes. The company, which evolved out of a marketplace for one-on-one executive coaching, has now launched an AI…

ChatGPT for career growth? Practica introduces AI-based career coaching and mentorship

Likewise, the company behind an app that can recommend your next TV binge, movie to watch, podcast to stream or book to read, is out today with its own entertainment-focused…

Likewise debuts Pix, an AI chatbot for entertainment recommendations

Former Tinder CEO Renate Nyborg’s startup Meeno, which aims to fight loneliness through an AI-powered chatbot, announced that it has raised a $3.9 million seed round led by Sequoia. Meeno…

Former Tinder CEO’s startup to fight loneliness with AI chatbot gets backing by Sequoia

Uber’s AI chatbot will help users find restaurant deals and reorder favorites on the app. Available in the U.S., U.K., Australia and Canada.

Uber Eats to launch Google-powered chatbot in late 2023

Google today is releasing a more capable version of Bard, its generative AI chatbot and ChatGPT rival, which now lets you double-check its answers, collaborate with others and, notably, integrate…

Google’s Bard chatbot can now tap into your Google apps, double-check answers and more

Quora’s AI chatbot product Poe is still being updated at a rapid pace as the company announced new features over the past few days, including the ability to search for…

Quora’s Poe launches bot search, announces enterprise package

South Korean internet search company Naver on Thursday rolled out its own generative artificial intelligence tool, HyperCLOVA X. The company’s large language model (LLM) offers services such as a ChatGPT-like…

Korea’s internet giant Naver unveils generative AI services

Microsoft’s AI chatbot, Bing Chat, is coming to non-Microsoft browsers, the company confirmed today following various reports of the AI chatbot being spotted in other browsers like Google Chrome and…

Microsoft’s Bing Chat comes to Chrome and Safari in tests for ‘select users’

Automatic transcription service Otter announced a new AI-powered chatbot today that will let participants ask questions during and after a meeting and help them collaborate with teammates. Otter AI Chat…

Otter is introducing a meeting-oriented AI chatbot

Snapchat today announced the launch of a new generative AI feature that will allow Snapchat+ subscribers to send Snaps of what they’re up to in order to receive a generative…

Snapchat launches a new generative AI feature, ‘My AI Snaps,’ for paid subscribers

Despite being U.S.- and iOS-only ahead of today’s expansion to 11 more global markets, OpenAI’s ChatGPT app has been off to a stellar start. The app has already surpassed half…

OpenAI’s ChatGPT app tops 500K downloads in just 6 days

AI chatbots, like ChatGPT, are all the rage, so it’s no surprise to learn that TikTok is now testing its own AI chatbot, as well. Called “Tako,” the bot is…

TikTok is testing an in-app AI chatbot called ‘Tako’

AI chatbots have only just been put into consumers’ hands, but tech giants are rushing to monetize them. For instance, shortly after Bing Chat’s arrival, Microsoft began slipping ads into…

Google to experiment with ads that appear in its AI chatbot in Search

After receiving a number of 1-star reviews over its My AI chatbot feature, Snapchat today published a blog post to explain in more detail how location sharing impacts its in-app…

Snap says its bot won’t notice instantly that you stopped sharing your location

The user reviews for Snapchat’s “My AI” feature are in — and they’re not good. Launched last week to global users after initially being a subscriber-only addition, Snapchat’s new AI…

Snapchat sees spike in 1-star reviews as users pan the ‘My AI’ feature, calling for its removal

Snapchat’s AI chatbot is now opening up to a global audience, the company announced today at its Snap Partner Summit. Initially launched in February, the feature originally allowed Snapchat’s paid…

Snapchat’s AI chatbot is now free for all global users, says the AI will later ‘Snap’ you back

The company behind the popular iPhone customization app Brass, sticker maker StickerHub and others is out today with a new AI chat app called Superchat, which allows iOS users to…

Superchat’s new AI chatbot lets you message historical and fictional characters via ChatGPT

Google just announced that the company is releasing its ChatGPT competitor Bard. But chances are you won’t be able to access the product right away as the company is starting…

Google opens early access to Bard, its AI chatbot

Q&A platform Quora has opened up public access to its new AI chatbot app, Poe, which lets users ask questions and get answers from a range of AI chatbots, including…

Quora opens its new AI chatbot app Poe to the general public

U.K. startup Babylon Health pulled app data on a critical user in order to create a press release in which it publicly attacks the UK doctor who has spent years…

AI chatbot maker Babylon Health attacks clinician in PR stunt after he goes public with safety concerns