Automated internet and social media sites are generating and sharing posts, often spreading information, disinformation and misinformation in hopes of influencing public opinion on behalf of some ...

Calling someone a bot on social media once meant you suspected they were actually a piece of software, but now the use of the word is shifting to become an insult to someone you know is human, say ...

Telegram has become the home of a new generation of trading bots that toe the line between convenience and chaos. A new type of trading bot is sweeping through crypto communities with the promise of ...

Researchers set up a simple social network for AI bots to see how they'd behave. Without algorithms or recommendations, the bots reproduced the toxic patterns of social media. Six fixes to curb ...

At least 1,800 fake accounts on the social media platform X are praising Azerbaijan, a major oil and gas producer, according to an analysis shared with The Washington Post. At least 1,800 bots on the ...

A team of researchers gave AI bots their own social platform — and it turned toxic. The chatbots split into cliques and boosted the most partisan voices. A handful of "influencers" also quickly ...