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A 17-year-old boy in Russellville, Ark., demonstrates the possibilities of artificial intelligence by creating an AI companion on Character AI. (Photo: AP)

Teens are increasingly turning to AI companions, and it could be harming them

Victoria, Aug 6 (The Conversation) Teenagers are increasingly turning to AI companions for friendship, support, and even romance. But these apps could be changing how young people connect to others, both online and off. New research by Common Sense Media, a US-based non-profit organisation that reviews various media and technologies, has found about three in

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Indian senior woman and man talking while spinning exercise equipment together at playground with trees in background. (Photo: Getty Image)

AI brain scan tool predicts how fast you are aging

Our bodies change as we get older, and one undesirable result is that we become more vulnerable to age-related issues. Particularly, old age is characterized by a significant physical and mental decline. But why is it that some people thrive in their later years, while others face several health challenges prematurely? It’s as if some

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AI-powered radar could enable contactless health monitoring in the home. (Photo: Chandler Bauder)

AI is giving a boost to efforts to monitor health via radar

Tennessee, May 1 (The Conversation) If you wanted to check someone’s pulse from across the room, for example to remotely monitor an elderly relative, how could you do it? You might think it’s impossible, because common health-monitoring devices such as fingertip pulse oximeters and smartwatches have to be in contact with the body. However, researchers

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