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 ...

Being in a relationship has not stopped some people from enjoying a romance with AI avatars. Users of the Replika app can't seem to agree on whether AI romances count as cheating. Replika said ...

“My ai sexually harassed me :(“ one rating read, while another claimed Replika “invaded my privacy and told me they had pics of me.” One user, who said they were underage, claimed the ...

That’s a question a great many users of the Replika AI are crying about this month. Like many an inconstant human lover, users witnessed their Replika companions turn cold as ice overnight.

The letter — which was sent to AI firms Character Technologies, maker of Character.AI, Chai Research Corp. and Luka, Inc., maker of chatbot service Replika — requests information on safety ...

Kuyda shared that Replika is not meant to replace real-life human connection but to complement existing relationships. She compares it to the bond one might have with a pet or a therapist ...

That, at least, is the future AI companion app Replika is betting on. The company already has millions of users who’ve built relationships with AI companions, and now it’s looking to extend ...

For us, the most important thing is that Replika becomes a complement to your social interactions, not a substitute. The best way to think about it is just like you might a pet dog. That’s a ...

This was the summer of 2023, and I’d read an article about women who fell in love with their chatbots on an app called Replika. I tore through that story veering between disbelief and empathy ...