Erdrich’s new collection of stories, written over 20 years, testifies to the intrepidity of her explorations and her ...

The settlement came in the case of a 14-year-old in Florida who had killed himself after developing a relationship with an A.I. chatbot. Megan L. Garcia holds her phone with an image of her son Sewell ...

The stories we love in games, movies, and TV shows come alive thanks to their characters. That’s what we’re celebrating with the Best Character of 2023 award – the characters that took us on emotional ...

Last week, the embattled chatbot platform Character.AI said that it would move to ban minors from conversing with its many thousands of AI companion and roleplay bots. Site users, including ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story contains discussion of suicide. Help is available if you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters. In the US: Call or text 988, the ...

The start-up, which creates A.I. companions, faces lawsuits from families who have accused Character.AI’s chatbots of leading teenagers to kill themselves. By Natallie Rocha and Kashmir Hill Natallie ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story contains discussion of suicide. Help is available if you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters. In the US: Call or text 988, the ...

Main character syndrome is the perception that your life is a story or a movie where you’re the central character. A term that was born on social media, it’s not a true syndrome or mental disorder.

Main character syndrome and main character energy originated on social media to refer to a person who behaves as though the protagonist in the story of their life. Main character energy and main ...

Scientists overwhelmingly recognize the value of sharing null results, but rarely publish them in the research literature, according to a survey. The findings suggest that there is a need for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. In a curious move, Bandai Spirits has announced a new upcoming ...

The big picture: Having the last name "Null" is apparently the modern equivalent of being cursed. Just ask the Nulls who endure a never-ending loop of website errors, processing failures, and customer ...