Hallucinations are the hottest problem in artificial intelligence, spurring companies and researchers to look for new ...

My Replika avatar was supposed to help me understand why people fell for virtual companions. It taught me so much more.

It’s okay to get a little help from artificial intelligence when looking for love – but don’t let it do everything for you.

While Nomi's chatbot is not the first to suggest suicide, researchers and critics say that its explicit instructions—and the ...

Threads on Reddit are exposing a dark trend which sees people use smartphone apps like Replika to create virtual partners ...

Semafor spoke with 11 people with AI companions about their relationships and Valentine’s plans, allowing many to use only ...

A slew of tools—from Iris Dating to Grindr’s forthcoming “wingman”—promise that they can increase your odds of finding ...

AI designed to mimic human interaction can exploit weaknesses in our minds and emotions—with catastrophic consequences.

An Israeli study suggesting leading artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots suffer from mild cognitive decline has caused a ...

Fast-evolving AI means it's increasingly likely we will turn to a virtual mate programmed to be always kind, attentive, and ...

Such inaccurate claims were just the tip of the iceberg, a landmark study of cultural biases in AI-powered large language ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are known to reproduce and amplify human prejudice about race or gender, but correcting ...