Researchers set up a simple social network for AI bots to see how they'd behave. Without algorithms or recommendations, the bots reproduced the toxic patterns of social media. Six fixes to curb ...

A.I.’s failure to read human social cues could pose serious risks for the future of self-driving vehicles. Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images While A.I. excels at solving complex ...

Large language models (LLMs) -- the advanced AI behind tools like ChatGPT -- are increasingly integrated into daily life, assisting with tasks such as writing emails, answering questions, and even ...

Social psychology is a major branch of psychology that attempts to frame human behavior in the context of the social world. It works to understand how people operate in particular situations and how ...

A team of researchers gave AI bots their own social platform — and it turned toxic. The chatbots split into cliques and boosted the most partisan voices. A handful of "influencers" also quickly ...