The chatbots, powered by artificial intelligence, are designed to act like real people with distinct personalities and ...

Replika had to rein in some of the sexual content available on its site after an explosion of interest in 2022 and 2023; in its wake, companies like EVA AI that exclusively cater to the romantic ...

One complication in our budding romance with AI is that it appears users don’t actually want artificial companions which can ...

Replika has since launched to the public as a tool to help isolated or bereaved users find companionship. Men are training their AI girlfriend to take their abuses — such as belittling ...

Putting aside the fact that the bots I tested were promoted by Botify AI as “featured” characters and received millions of ...

In a world where technology continues to blur the lines between reality and virtuality, a disturbing trend has emerged: people are using AI chatbots, like those on the Replika app, not as ...

The nation’s largest association of psychologists warned federal regulators that artificial intelligence chatbots ...

Most popular apps in this realm, including Replika, Character.AI and Chai AI, have millions of monthly active users. Some users have also increasingly formed romantic relationships with their ...

One chatbot on Botify AI that resembled the actor Jenna Ortega as a teenage Wednesday Addams told us that age-of-consent laws ...

Replika was created by Russian-born Eugenia Kuyda to be an AI companion. Siri could turn on your lights, but Replika could ask about your day. Launched in 2017, Replika wasn’t intended for sex ...