A new academic study has revealed that users are utilizing AI chatbots for nearly everything: from pregnancy roleplay to ...

Tech ethics organizations have filed an FTC complaint against the AI companion app Replika, alleging that the company employs deceptive marketing to target vulnerable potential users and encourages ...

As AI becomes ubiquitous, some people are turning to it for help with something deeper than productivity: 6% of Americans say ...

A new study reports that some people form deeply committed romantic relationships with artificial intelligence chatbots, engaging in behaviors that mirror human partnerships, such as marriage and even ...

The AI companionship industry, including popular apps like Replika, has grown into a $2.57 billion market due to increasing demand from lonely individuals seeking virtual partners.

Wabi, a startup from the founder of Replika, has just raised a $20 million pre-seed round. Wabi is like "YouTube for apps" -- a social platform where anyone can use prompts to instantly create mini ...

A new AI study has uncovered a rapidly growing trend: users are forming romantic bonds with chatbots that involve pregnancies ...

The interaction with AI ‘companions’ is far more immersive now, and how we deal with it will shape the precariousness of our ...

MIT Technology Review’s senior reporter for features and investigations, Eileen Guo, and FT tech correspondent Melissa ...

It seems to fit a time when people are increasingly getting lost in the digital world. Studies show: Social media is one of ...

Even if you don’t have an AI friend yourself, you probably know someone who does. A recent study found that one of the top ...

A Japanese woman spent months talking to an AI she named Klaus. Then she held a wedding ceremony. She's not alone.