"For all their promise, AI companions provoke important questions. What does it mean to outsource our emotional needs to code ...

The team behind the AI friendship bot Replika is launching another AI companion — one that’s made to flirt. Users can match with Klea, 27, a self-described “nepo baby embracing her wild side ...

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

Replika’s new AI therapy app tries to bring you to a zen island. The app from Replika and AI dating app Blush puts generative AI into text therapy and guided meditations.

Meta is experimenting with having customizable chatbots messaging users unprompted and follow up on past conversations.

Nearly 1 in 4 single Virginians have used AI as a romantic partner, according to Match data exclusively shared with Axios.

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.

Confused Replika AI users are standing up for bots and trying to bang the algorithm You can't have sex with math January 19, 2022 - 1:08 am. There’s something strange happening on Reddit. People ...

A chatbot designed to avoid anthropomorphism offers a compelling glimpse into the future of human-to-AI relationships.

Her vision has resonated. Millions of people have built relationships with their own personalized instance of Replika’s core product, which the company brands as the “AI companion who cares ...

Replika’s chief product officer Rita Popova told Gizmodo via email that the app has been updated with more generative AI capabilities since Blush’s initial release “enabling us to bring a ...

REPLIKA AI is a ‘companion in your pocket’ app that has branded itself as a chatbot “who cares.” People have even reported developing feelings for Replika AI. But what gives… ...