Harry, a retired aviation administrator, a humble and simple suburban man, is sitting on the precipice of human history. He’s ...

Digital life makes things easier but lonelier, flatter, and less human. Are we trading too much for convenience?

I found people in serious relationships with AI partners and planned a weekend getaway for them at a remote Airbnb. We barely ...

They’re always available, always attentive and increasingly hard to resist, even when we know they’re not real.

Most mainstream AI chatbots can be convinced to engage in sexually explicit exchanges, even if they initially refuse.

Once the stuff of science fiction, AI companions are now millions strong, offering comfort, intimacy, and always, on empathy. From Replika to Character.AI, their rise reflects a deeper loneliness, and ...

AI-powered companion apps allow users to build characters with which they can text or even hold voice and video calls, but some researchers are concerned how they affect human-to-human relationships.