The study by Common Sense Media also found that nearly a third of teens are as satisfied, if not more, by conversing with AI ...

Usually, when you try to mess with an AI chatbot, you have to be pretty clever to get past its guardrails. But Bad Rudy ...

The latest version of Grok for iOS (version 1.1.18) comes with two companions — an anime girl called Ani and a red panda ...

Nearly three in four American teenagers have used AI companions, with more than half qualifying as regular users despite ...

Nearly three-quarters of teens have used AI companions, and half use them regularly, new research finds. Moreover, one-third ...

The companions have their own X accounts, because of course they do. Ani's bio states, "Smooth, a little unpredictable—I ...

On Wednesday, Elon Musk discussed a new male AI “companion” that his company xAI is developing, which will run on the company ...

Though no official name for Grok's new Fifty Shades -inspired AI character has yet been announced, Musk responded positively ...

Ani, an anime avatar wearing a tight black dress, was launched the same day the tech billionaire was awarded a $200 million ...

People who pay for access to SuperGrok can now try the AI chatbot’s new “Companions” avatars, xAI owner Elon Musk announced ...

Nearly three in four American teenagers have used AI companions, with more than half qualifying as regular users despite ...

For now, most teens still prefer people to bots. According to the recent report, 80% of AI companion users spend more time with real friends than with AI. Just 6% said they spend more time with AI ...