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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

State lawmakers have also made it a crime for people to use the image of a minor or the likeness of one while using artificial intelligence to generate sexual content.

Tech companies will now have to issue disclaimers in New York that its AI companion chatbots are not human, and refer users who express suicidal thoughts to mental health hotlines. Additionally ...