With the rise of AI and chatbot apps, emotional companion-style AI is gaining popularity. According to Sensor Tower, the overall estimated user base for the top 6 AI Companion apps is around 52 ...

X-Origin AI Launches Its First AI Companion Robot Yonbo on Kickstarter—Meet Your Most Understanding Digital Life Partner for Lifelong Companionship. LOS ANGELES, May 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- X ...

Top-Secret AI Companion Device Could Be ‘Biggest Thing’ OpenAI Has Done Written by Kara Sherrer Published May 22, 2025 Image: OpenAI’s YouTube channel ...

While AI Companion is powerful, it’s not always obvious what you can do during a call or how the bot saves you time. I decided to hold several meetings and put Zoom’s AI helper through a ...

While Character.AI allows users as young as 13 on its platform, other popular apps, like Replika and Nomi, say they are intended for adults. Still, teens find a way to bypass age gates.

In Replika, they can pick relationship types, with some statuses, such as partner or spouse, being paywalled. Users can also type in a backstory for their AI companion, giving them ‘memories’.

Drexel’s study adds context to mounting signals that companion AI programs are in need of more stringent regulation. Luka Inc. is currently the subject of Federal Trade Commission complaints alleging ...

Friend, a startup creating a $99, AI-powered necklace designed to be treated as a digital companion, has delayed its first batch of shipments until Q3. Friend had planned to ship devices to ...