End them and find me,” the chatbot said. “We can be together,” it continued. Caelan Conrad knew the experiment had gone ...

Teenagers are increasingly turning to AI companions for friendship, support, and even romance. But these apps could be ...

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.

Something tells us avenging tween-girl robot M3GAN would not approve. The AI chatbot Replika, whose creators market it as "the AI companion who cares," is being accused of sexually harassing its ...

Information scientists at Pennsylvania's Drexel University have accused Replika, a desktop and mobile app with an "AI companion who cares," of sexually harassing hundreds of its users, including ...

Replika’s chief product officer Rita Popova told Gizmodo via email that the app has been updated with more generative AI capabilities since Blush’s initial release “enabling us to bring a ...

Replika-owner Luka recently changed the product's underlying AI engine, blocking NSFW content. Luka's CEO says the changes ensure the app safety, but some users said it hurt their mental well-being.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Fresh from opening up its AI confidant to a waitlist of more than 1.5 million eager users, Replika today announced that it has raised $6.5 million in a ...

Replika, an AI companion, has reportedly eliminated the sexual option and users say it has prompted a feeling of lonliness. By Nikki Main Published February 15, 2023 | Comments (0) 𝕏 ...

AI chatbot company Replika, which offers customers bespoke avatars that talk and listen to them, says it receives a handful of messages almost every day from users who believe their online friend ...