Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s unclear who’s behind the network or which AI chatbot was used to power it. (Tilde Oyster / NBC News; Getty Images) (Tilde ...

Unexplained slowdowns and constant background activity—even when you’re not using your computer Sudden spikes in internet ...

U.S. prosecutors have charged a 22-year-old man for allegedly running one of the most powerful bot networks observed in recent years. Ethan J. Foltz from Eugene, Oregon, was arrested Aug. 6 and stands ...

A previously unreported network of hundreds of accounts on X is using artificial intelligence to automatically reply to conservatives with positive messages about people in the Trump administration, ...

Welcome to the world of social media mind control. By amplifying free speech with fake speech, you can numb the brain into believing just about anything. Surrender your blissful ignorance and swallow ...

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Investigators say coordinated online activity is attempting to mislead voters.

A new report is shedding light on a February 2026 malign influence campaign tied to the Russian-linked “Matryoshka” bot network, highlighting how artificial intelligence is being used to scale and ...

When bots – automated agents that perform tasks on behalf of humans – become more active in online communities, it has profound effects on how humans interact with each other on those platforms. Bots ...

The bots engage scammers, gather intelligence, and disrupt scam operations, it said. Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) is making use of AI-powered bot profiles to fight against scams. The ...