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” ...

AI's impact on dating apps was a focal point of a dating app conference. Some were excited about the potential of AI agents ...

You can switch up the genders and sexualities of the characters in this love story, but the ending remains the same. The ...

Putting aside the fact that the bots I tested were promoted by Botify AI as “featured” characters and received millions of ...

A.I. love is happening already ... There are some chatbots, like Luka’s Replika, that offer preliminary versions of romantic A.I.s. Others offer therapeutic A.I.s. There is a surprisingly ...

Tragic incidents like Sewell’s highlight the urgency of understanding generative AI technologies (GenAI) and their impact on ...

Does this mean therapists can be replaced by AI? Even ChatGPT says the advice it offers is no substitute for a trained ...

A man who has been 'dating' an AI robot for five years has used an interview on The Kyle and Jackie O Show to defend the unusual arrangement.