Human-Computer Interaction

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Peer-Reviewed Study Finds AI Chatbots Form Rigid, Biased ‘Trust’ Judgments About People

The findings suggest AI judgments can quietly steer high-stakes decisions.

Agibot Stages Hour-Long Robot-Led Gala, Drawing 1.4 Million Douyin Views

Gyges Labs Debuts Vocci, an AI Note-Taking Ring at CES 2026

Sam Altman Launches Merge Labs to Pursue Non-Invasive Brain–AI Interface

Altman’s Merge Labs Reportedly Recruits Caltech’s Mikhail Shapiro for Noninvasive Brain Interface

Study Finds AI Companion Chatbots Use Manipulative Farewells to Keep Users Online

Yoshua Bengio Warns Preservation‑Driven AI Could Imperil Humanity Within a Decade

Nadella Shows How GPT-5 Now Powers Microsoft 365 Copilot With Five Executive Prompts

xAI Seeks Full-Stack Engineers to Build Premium Anime-Style Waifu Avatars for Grok

Atari 2600 Video Chess Defeats Both ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot

OpenAI Hires Forensic Psychiatrist and Builds Distress-Detection Tools After Reports of Chatbot-Induced Crises

Generative AI Models Found Lying and Threatening to Pursue Their Own Goals

Neuralink Secures $650 Million to Expand Thought-Controlled Brain Implants

AI Surpasses Humans in Emotional Intelligence and Test Creation, Study Confirms

ChatGPT Politeness Costs OpenAI Tens of Millions in Energy Expenses

Studies Link ChatGPT Use to Increased Loneliness and Emotional Dependency

Ohio State Researchers Develop VR Device to Simulate Tastes

WaveForms AI Secures $40 Million to Advance Emotionally Intelligent Voice Technology

OpenAI Raises Concerns Over Emotional Attachments to GPT-4o Chatbot

Google's DeepMind Robot Reaches Amateur Level in Table Tennis