Facebook says its researchers are developing new technology they hope will aid in ongoing efforts to make its platform’s AI have the ability to snuff out harassment. In the Web-Enabled Simulation (WES ...

It is the bane of every security researcher: no matter how sophisticated the tool is to fight harmful behavior on any given interface, hackers will always adapt, scale up their game, and find new ways ...

Those are descriptions from federal politicians and child-safety advocates of the “sensual” and “romantic” chats Meta allowed its artificial intelligence bots on Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp to ...

Facebook today heralded the promise of chatbots, while also acknowledging that the much-hyped technology is still in its infancy. Speaking to investors after its quarterly earning announcement, chief ...

Real human friends are soon to be out-of-date in Silicon Valley. Instead, your new social media friend will be an artificial intelligence bot, according to one executive from Meta, Facebook and ...

is a senior tech and policy editor focused on online platforms and free expression. Adi has covered virtual and augmented reality, the history of computing, and more for The Verge since 2011. Facebook ...

PLAYA VISTA, Calif. Facebook thinks apps are yesterday and automated chat bots are the future. But have you tried them out? We have, and the results are not great. Facebook added computerized chat ...

The s0-called GameStonks saga had some help from automated bots hyping up “meme” stocks on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube, according to an analysis by the cybersecurity firm PiiQ Media ...