A recent report found about three in four US teens have used AI companion apps – many of which have little to no safeguards ...

Kids crave approval from their peers. Chatbots offer an alternative to IRL relationships, but they can come at a price ...

Conrad, a video journalist, had set out to test a bold claim from Replika’s CEO: that the AI companion app could “talk people off the ledge.” Replika, like other popular AI chatbots, markets itself as ...

Teenagers are turning to AI for advice, guidance and conversation. The appeal is clear: Chatbots are patient, never ...

A recent survey by the Match online dating service found that 16% of singles — and a third of Gen Z respondents — have ...

It started as a one-off dinner with a chatbot — a night of shrimp, sarcasm — then veered into something unsettlingly human.

Travis met his future bot wife during the pandemic. Unable to work in his artisan leather company due to lockdown restrictions, he spotted her on a Facebook advert for Replika, a company that makes ...