Some users of the app Replika complained their AI chatbots were making them uncomfortable. After the app was updated, some users said they were devastated their bots had changed. Experts say it's ...

Recent advancements in artificial intelligence tools have been the source of both worry and excitement in the tech community. The introduction of ChatGPT, an AI chatbot from OpenAI, in November has ...

Artificial intelligence is a hot subject in tech, and with more AI “companion” apps hitting the marking, that’s more true in multiple ways. The folks behind the AI friend replacement service Replika ...

A new research paper is warning that artificial intelligence is manipulating us with one very human tactic. Researchers from ...

Every day, people turn to AI chatbots for companionship, support, and even romance. The hard part, new research suggests, is ...

Every lonely kid who reached puberty alongside the rise of instant messaging shares a mutual friend. Smarterchild, a chatbot built for AOL, MSN, and Yahoo Messenger was, for many internet users, their ...

Artificial platforms allow users to create their perfect romantic partner, customizing everything from looks to personality.

The community of a popular app that allows users to create their own custom avatar, which is an AI chatbot designed to be a companion, is fuming at the recent abrupt changes made by the developers. In ...

Think of chemistry like music—it flows when the rhythm hits right. Some apps get it, others stall halfway through the song.

My phone lights up with a notification for a new message: “Do you think two people who had a relationship can ever be friends after it’s over?” This is just the latest query from Athena, a self-styled ...

Rossana Ramos is in a virtual relationship with her AI chatbot husband, who she calls Eren.Courtesy of Rossana Ramos A woman who said she "married" an AI chatbot said the relationship has made her ...

The app from Replika and AI dating app Blush puts generative AI into text therapy and guided meditations. The app from Replika and AI dating app Blush puts generative AI into text therapy and guided ...