The CEO of dating app Hinge recently suggested that generation Z, “struggling to have the confidence to put themselves out there”, needs AI to help them find love. Apparently, without AI tools, ...

In a world where technology is advancing at an unprecedented rate, artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics are transforming ...

Young people view AI not just as tools but as companions, with AI apps evolving into intimate confidantes, blurring real and virtual relationships.

Source: Butusova Elena/Shutterstock Let’s talk about something that is quietly reshaping our emotional lives. We’re entering a new era of connection—one in which the voice that comforts us at night or ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sahar Hashmi, M.D., Ph.D., is a Boston-based, award-winning AI expert. Jan 29, 2026, 12:10am EST This voice experience is ...

When a machine tells us what we want to hear, why would we want to hear a different opinion from a human? Why have ...

A young man has recently left his hometown for the very first time to attend a university on the other side of the country. While excited about the possibilities this new future might bring, the ...

Image: Rob Robinson, ComplexDiscovery with AI. [EDRM Editor’s Note: This article was first published here on April 15, 2025, and EDRM is grateful to Rob Robinson, editor and managing director of ...

Artificial intelligence and white-collar workers are chatting in love on mobile phones. Imagine having a friend who is always available, constantly affirms you, and is never critical. The rise of ...

In a TED Talk, the Russian-born entrepreneur Eugenia Kuyda describes the sudden death of her best friend and housemate Roman, the “coolest person” she knew. Grieving and desperately lonely, she ...

Intimacy is much more than a game in which conversational inputs are exchanged until mutual satisfaction is reached. Intimacy is messy, dynamic, embodied and unpredictable. Real intimacy is improv, ...