AI chatbots Archives

AI-powered health apps are flooding the market. But their data security policy is more of a pinky promise than a legal mandate. (Source: Getty Images)

Your AI doctor doesn’t have to follow the same privacy rules as your real one

AI apps are making their way into healthcare. It’s not clear that rigorous data security or privacy practices will be part of the package.

Feb 11, 2026 By Derek B. Johnson

Salesforce headquarters in San Francisco. — Exterior view of Salesforce’s headquarters in San Francisco on Feb. 28, 2024. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Hundreds of Salesforce customers impacted by attack spree linked to third-party AI agent

A threat group Google tracks as UNC6395 systematically stole large amounts of data from Salesforce customer instances by using OAuth tokens stolen from Salesloft Drift, researchers said.

Aug 26, 2025 By Matt Kapko

Graphika’s investigation identified at least 10,000 AI chatbots that were directly advertised as sexualized, minor-presenting personas, including ones that called to APIs for OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Anthropic’s Claude, and Google’s Gemini LLMs. (Image Credit: Carol Yepes via Getty Images)

Anorexia coaches, self-harm buddies and sexualized minors: How online communities are using AI chatbots for harmful behavior

Research from Graphika details how a range of online communities are creating AI personalities that can blur reality for lonely individuals, particularly teenagers.

Mar 5, 2025 By Derek B. Johnson