AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Gemini and Grok are increasingly woven into the fabric of everyday life. Interestingly, recent research shows that the most popular use for them today is therapy, and people ...

Katie covers the impact of health technology on patients, clinicians, and businesses. Her stories explore the price tag of clinical AI, digital health at the FDA, and the boom in direct-to-consumer ...

Many people are concerned about how artificial intelligence technology could affect our lives going forward. Will it create new jobs or take away people’s livelihoods? Enhance children’s learning or ...

Clockwise, from top right: An employee at an Amazon Web Services lab in Austin, Texas; a woman uses a smartwatch; a student before commencement at the University of Southern California; a person uses ...

Note: This analysis is an excerpt from a broader June 2026 study about Americans and artificial intelligence. This study is a part of Pew Research Center’s latest effort to explore how Americans use ...

Harassing bots with “funny violence.” Confiding about a broken heart. Chatting with a block of cheese. Filling a void of loneliness. Quentin first downloaded a character chatbot when he was 13. He ...