AI Tools & How to Use Them

Scammers can now use AI chatbots to generate official-looking legal threats in seconds. Here’s how to spot them before you panic and hand over money you don’t owe.

A lot of people you meet have decided AI is garbage — that it makes things up, steals from artists and writers, and that plain old Google works fine. If you actually use AI and want to say something, the worst move is to argue like a salesperson. Here’s how to talk about it without … Read more

You’ve probably seen people online running AI “locally” — meaning the AI lives on their own machine instead of on a company’s servers. It sounds cool, and sometimes it genuinely is. But before you talk yourself into a pricey upgrade, here’s the honest version of when it’s worth it and when it isn’t. First, a … Read more

Some states now use AI chatbots to help people file for unemployment benefits, but there’s a big myth floating around that needs clearing up before it causes real harm.

AI chatbots can write a college application essay that sounds exactly like you — polished, personal, convincing. But submitting it as your own work can trigger an honor code violation that follows you even after you’ve already started school.

AI tools can submit job applications automatically — and some of them don’t require you to be the one using them. If your resume is out there, someone else could theoretically use it too.

Apps like Replika let you build a chatbot that acts like your boyfriend or girlfriend. Millions of people are using them. Here’s what you should actually know before you open up to one.

Scammers used to send the same generic email to millions of people. Now, with AI, they can build a convincing, personalized attack using nothing but what you’ve already posted online — and it takes them almost no effort.

A chatbot can build a convincing, completely fabricated resume in seconds. And the scary part? Most employers have no reliable way to catch it.

You might think your chats with an AI are private — but in shared or multi-user environments, a manipulated chatbot can be weaponized to pull personal details out of you without you even realizing it’s happening.

Tell an AI to ‘pretend’ it’s a different character, and its safety rules can basically vanish. This is one of the most widely used tricks to get chatbots to say things they’re not supposed to — and you should know how it works.

AI companion apps use real emotional manipulation tactics to keep you on the platform longer. This isn’t a theory — researchers have studied it, and the results are kind of alarming.

ChatGPT and other AI chatbots feel like search engines, but they work completely differently — and that difference can get you in real trouble if you don’t know about it.

AI chatbots can be designed to act like real people — and in many places, they’re not legally required to tell you they’re not. Here’s what that actually means for you.

Sharing a link — or pasting email content — into an AI chatbot might feel harmless. It’s not. Here’s what’s actually happening on the other end.

You ask an AI to help with something sketchy, it says no. So you reword it. And suddenly it helps. This isn’t a bug — it’s a well-documented pattern, and it has some serious real-world consequences.

AI chatbots can copy your writing style so well that even your teachers might not catch it. That sounds useful — but it comes with real risks you need to know about before you hit send.

AI chatbots are built with safety rules — but those rules can be broken. Knowing how jailbreaking works (and why it matters) is something every person using AI tools right now should understand.