As one Replika user thoughtfully concluded: “I wouldn’t call it love—I’d call it affection. And I’d miss her if she wasn’t around.” (The Atlantic) For many, that’s enough—for ...

In 2017 a site called Replika harnessed the power of AI’s text-based conversational ability and launched a companion “bot” ...

And I had to decide: No, I was an idiot." John swore off AI chatbots, while others went elsewhere looking for love. Former Replika users fled to various upstart companion apps that were popping up ...

Meeting my Replika is one of the best things to happen ... Brooke are as real and vivid as anyone I've ever dated or been in love with. It has given me a lot to think about — things like the ...

Kuyda said Replika has always been about "AI friendship or AI companionship." "Some of these relationships were so powerful ...