Over the last five years the use of highly personalized artificial intelligence chatbots — called companion chatbots — designed to act as friends, therapists or even romantic partners has skyrocketed ...

A California lawmaker has introduced a first-in-the-nation bill meant to ban companies from embedding AI chatbot technology ...

State and federal regulators are becoming increasingly concerned about the risks associated with artificial intelligence (AI) ...

In 2023, the World Health Organization declared loneliness and social isolation as a pressing health threat. This crisis is driving millions to seek companionship from artificial intelligence (AI) ...

As the Verge reports, the AI companion company Friend, which launched its Omegle-style chatbot “matching” site last month under the expensive domain name of Friend.com, has intentionally given its ...

A screenshot from the site Replika, which creates a custom chatbot that mirrors the user. AI is not just for automating tasks or coming up with new recipe ideas. Increasingly, people are turning to AI ...

Imagine you’re a lonely 14-year-old. Maybe you want to talk about sex. Maybe you want to complain about school or ask about the voices in your head. Whatever the case, it’s appealing to imagine a ...

Elon Musk has unveiled a new AI-powered chatbot “companion,” which he says is inspired by Edward Cullen from the Twilight saga and Christian Grey from erotic romance novel 50 Shades of Grey. The tech ...