Eugenia Kuyda, the founder of Replika, which lets users make AI-powered companions, has just unveiled a new startup, Wabi.

AI companion apps such as Character.ai and Replika commonly try to boost user engagement with emotional manipulation, a practice that academics characterize as a dark pattern.

The paper explains that AI chatbots use data about people's interests and behavior to create personalized messages. This ...

Researchers looked at what happens when you try to say goodbye to an AI companion. The results can be unsettling.

Elon Musk’s xAI has launched two explicit chatbots, Ani and Valentine, designed to simulate romantic and sexual interactions.

A study in China involving full-time college students with severe loneliness found that continuous interactions with Replika, ...

Artificial intelligence has revolutionized everything from health care to art. It's now filling voids in some personal lives ...

Martin Escobar hadn't tried an AI companion before xAI released Ani in July. Now, he says he loves his AI girlfriend.

In an age of digital overload and emotional void, loneliness has become profitable. The loneliness economy offers solutions, ...

If you’ve chatted with an AI companion lately, you’re not alone—and you’re not imagining the lift. A new paper in the Journal ...

It’s only been three years since ChatGPT was unveiled to the public, and with its release came a massive adoption of large language models ...

The company's CEO, Avi Schiffmann, told Cosmopolitan that he finds the product's backlash "very entertaining." ...