Two US senators are demanding that artificial intelligence companies shed light on their safety practices. This comes months after several families — including a Florida mom whose 14-year-old son died ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Replika claims to vet harmful data that could impact the actions of its chatbot, but these ...

People using Replika's AI friend app are mostly 35-plus, the company's CEO said. Replika offers AI avatars for companionship. Some users have formed deep relationships with them. The CEO said the app ...

Just launched, Replika. early users of generative AI, is once again making a market leadership impact with their unique immersive AI Wellness Retreat edge with Tomo, a Zen seeking avatar. Replika was ...

For the past several years, some people disinterested in human-to-human romantic relationships have been pursuing human-to-AI romantic connections instead. These interactions range from mildly ...

The idea of having an emotional bond with a digital character was once a foreign concept. Now, "companions" powered by artificial intelligence (AI) are increasingly acting as friends, romantic ...

Replika has long garnered a reputation for allowing users to create AI partners, fulfilling their needs not only on an emotional level, but a sexual one, too. The AI chatbot company has a massive user ...

Meta’s new artificial intelligence app is designed to answer questions, offer advice, and be a digital companion. CEO Mark Zuckerberg is pushing the idea that chatbots could offer people a sense of ...

A study in China involving full-time college students with severe loneliness found that continuous interactions with Replika, a chatbot designed to recognize users’ emotional states, alleviated ...

Here’s how it works. Replika claims to vet harmful data that could impact the actions of its chatbot, but these measures are falling severely short, a new study claims. (Image credit: Getty Images) An ...

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