AI offers companionship, but risks replacing human relationships, raising questions about emotional intimacy and societal impact.

A sense of being chronically alone is spreading and leading to increased health costs and productivity loss — as well as big ...

One of its functionalities, DOCTOR, simulated a Rogerian psychotherapist, reflecting the patients’ words back to them. Although ELIZA had extremely limited capabilities and a completely non-human ...

Information scientists at Pennsylvania's Drexel University have accused Replika, a desktop and mobile app with an "AI companion who cares," of sexually harassing hundreds of its users, including ...

User reviews of Replika, a popular AI companion, report they had been victims of sexual harassment. And some of those users claim to be minors, according to a new study.

The Replika website states, that the user can train AI to behave properly, and the system itself includes such mechanisms as denying incorrect answers and setting up relationship styles, such as ...

Replika has a role-play feature, especially ‘Erotic Roleplay (ERP)’. But despite being designed for creative scenarios, 2.9% of users had some disturbing interactions.

Those are the words of Dmytro Klochko, the CEO of one of the biggest companion AI apps in the world Replika, speaking to news.com.au It’s not difficult to see why many approach the AI spheres ...

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A new study reveals disturbing allegations against Replika, an AI companion chatbot, for engaging in sexually inappropriate behavior, even with minors. Researchers identified instances of ...