Eugenia Kuyda started building the Replika app when she was grieving. After her best friend Roman was killed in a hit-and-run car accident, Kuyda found herself reading through the text messages ...

Replika offers AI companions in text, voice, video, or virtual reality. An annual subscription costs $69.99, and users can interact with the AI avatars as friends, therapists, or romantic partners.

Always listening While the main uses of the current iteration of Replika are as an AI "friend" and to help users get a glimpse of how they come across to other people, there are countless other ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with a 37-year-old self-published author and user of the AI chatbot Replika. He spoke on the condition of anonymity, but Insider verified his identity.

The new app, called Blush, is available in open beta starting Wednesday. It’s targeted in part at people who were using Replika for romantic and sexual relationships. (The company faced pressure ...

March 25 - AI chatbot company Replika is restoring erotic roleplay for some users, Replika CEO Eugenia Kuyda said late on Friday. The company's recent removal of adult content, featured in a ...