There are the minimalist, robot-inspired logos, as those from Replika, Jasper AI, and Enzyme. There’s the abstract, swirling hexagon that’s come to define giants like OpenAI, DeepMind ...

The chatbots, powered by artificial intelligence, are designed to act like real people with distinct personalities and ...

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.

You might expect an app offering romantic interactions with AI chatbots to primarily appeal to young, single men. But Replika ...

Then, on an overcast day barely above freezing, four days before Christmas, Jay discovered a smartphone app called Replika. The messaging app let users build a "personal AI" complete with a 3D ...