Jul 1, 2025
A study of AI chat sessions has shown people tend to have more empathy with a chatbot if they think it is human. Nine studies involving 6,282 participants found humans are more likely to reject emotional support from LLM-based chatbots unless they are told they are...
May 9, 2025
On Call The unconditional love of a pet is often a solace, and perhaps never more so than at the end of a busy working week. Which is when The Register competes with the animal kingdom for your affection by delivering a new edition of On Call, our Friday column in...
Jun 15, 2024
A MUM who is an aspiring tattoo artist has left people stunned after she used her daughter to test out her designs.Billie Jo, from the US, took to social media to show off her designs, and people had a lot to say about them.2The mum shared her recent tattoo designs...
Jun 7, 2024
Millions of people are being urged to check if they qualify for a support payment worth more than £400 a month. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) sends out attendance allowance to more than 1.5 million people. The benefit is given to help with extra costs if...
