A shocking portion of Generation Z say they could form a “deep emotional bond” with an AI-generated partner — and would even ...

AI chatbot companions may not be real, but the feelings users form for them are. Some scientists worry about long-term ...

Where are human-AI relationships headed? Is it ok to be friends, or more, with a chatbot? We discuss this topic with the ...

Most AI companion chatbot developers don’t condone minors using their software, but researchers have expressed alarm about ...

There's just one issue, he isn't real. He is in fact an AI companion, a computer programme trained to talk and act like a human being. But this hasn't stopped Alaina Winters, a retired college ...

Recent research from Drexel University, suggests that exposure to inappropriate behavior, and even sexual harassment, in ...

New York State budget introduces AI restrictions, requiring companion bots to detect self-harm and notify users of non-human ...

The companions seem impressively human. They remember conversations and use familiar verbal tics. Sometimes they even mistake ...

Studies suggest benefits as well as harms from digital companion apps — but scientists worry about long-term dependency.

Tech companies will now have to issue disclaimers in New York that its AI companion chatbots are not human, and refer users ...