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Burger King is piloting an AI chatbot named Patty in 500 locations to support customer service, order management and hospitality feedback.

AI, short for artificial intelligence, is now an integral part of agriculture—from crop recognition and the automatic ...

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, announced in April 2024 that it was testing sponsored content integrations in its business-focused offerings. Other startups in the AI industry are also designing ...

Over the past year, major newsrooms across the country have rolled out generative AI chatbots. The Hearst-owned San Francisco Chronicle came out with its Chowbot for foodies and a Kamala Harris “news ...

Google DeepMind researchers propose a new way to test whether AI chatbots actually understand morality or just mimic it, moving beyond current surface-level evaluations.

Apple is reportedly giving Siri a Large Language Model (LLM) upgrade in a year or two. The boost is expected to make the iPhone’s virtual assistant more conversational and equip it with a broader ...

The clinical director of a mental health treatment center in Tampa is skeptical that AI can replace human therapists. In fact, for some, she writes, it has done more harm than good.