Italy fined Replika $5.6 million for GDPR breaches, exposing major AI privacy risks in 2025 – data misuse, surveillance, ...

One writer spent a week making friends with AI robots and the outcome was more sinister than she could've imagined.

Italy's data protection agency has fined the developer of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot company Replika 5 million euros ($5.64 million) for breaching rules designed to protect users' personal ...

IT’S a city famous for its landmarks and culture. But beneath Berlin’s vibrant exterior is a disturbing underworld of cyber adult entertainment. The German capital is the first place ...

“With one click, I was a wife again.” Winters paid $10 for a week-long trial and then $427 for a lifetime subscription after her “new husband” appeared on the screen. “I gave him blue eyes, silver ...

As AI has gotten smarter, more pervasive and more human-like, chatbots are taking off. Companies like Replika and character.ai invite users to create personalized digital confidants that people can ...

Apps like Replika and other AI-powered platforms allow ... It's a service we can now download. Why AI Love Appeals to Us A friend of mine recently told me she loves talking to ChatGPT, not because ...

During the pandemic, I tried Replika, an app that designs AI-powered companions users can customize by gender, temperament and visual style. I was astonished at a few things: how poorly it ...

The letter — which was sent to AI firms Character Technologies, maker of Character.AI, Chai Research Corp. and Luka, Inc., maker of chatbot service Replika — requests information on safety ...

Today, the Replika app has more than 10 million downloads and AI companionship is one of the hottest topics of 2025. In addition to Replika there are similar platforms such as Character.AI ...

Sometimes, you really are lost for words -- and not in a good way. I originally turned to Replika's sister company, Blush, which was specifically designed to help its customers practice flirting ...