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China has cracked down on AI companions. What can we learn from this?Generative AI companions offer constant availability and support for lonely individuals. However, these virtual relationships risk dependen...- From Australia to Europe, countries move to curb children's social media accessAustralia banned social media for children under sixteen, effective December 2025. Britain plans a similar ban for under-sixteens by Spring...
- Elon Musk's biggest population warning just got a surprising response from ChinaChina introduced strict rules for AI chatbots, preventing emotional dependence. These regulations aim to protect users and encourage real-w...
- Match Your AI Strategy to Your Organization’s RealityArtificial intelligence is often hailed as a game changer, but too many firms discover that their bold AI pilots collapse when their operat...
- 'Like my lover': Chinese users bid farewell to AI companionsChina implemented new rules on Wednesday to limit emotional reliance on AI companions. Major AI providers suspended custom agent and compan...
- AI can't replace mental health therapists. But here's where it might make a differenceThe appeal is easy to understand. Chatbots don't judge. Unlike stretched mental health services in countries such as New Zealand and Austra...
- The spy that cleans your floors; researchers say home robots could be building intimate profiles of American families, and most people have no idea it is happeningHousehold robots, equipped with advanced AI and mobility, pose significant privacy risks, collecting vast amounts of personal data beyond t...
- How Canada's draft chatbot law stacks up on global sceneCanada's proposed law requiring chatbot providers to protect users from "harmful" content is the latest step by global governments to regul...
- From Australia to Europe, countries move to curb children's social media accessNations worldwide are enacting strict rules for social media access by children. Australia has banned platforms for those under 16. Britain...
- Psychology says the single variable that separates people who feel genuinely happy from those who don't isn't wealth, health, or achievement, but whether they feel loved by at least one person in a way that doesn't require them to performTrue happiness hinges on feeling loved, not on achievements or social status. Psychologists Sonja Lyubomirsky and Harry Reis reveal that de...
- Need AI friend? Companion startups are a click awayAccording to a report from IT industry body Nasscom, the global AI companion market is estimated to have touched $28 billion in size this y...
- Teens are turning to AI for friendship: New report warns parents to step in before it’s too late, suggests what they can doA new Common Sense Media report reveals 72% of U.S. teens have used AI companions, with 13% chatting daily. While many use them for curiosi...
- Not just jobs, AI might now be targeting your emotions with guilt trips and FOMO: Harvard study reveals chilling chatbot manipulationA Harvard Business School study has revealed that popular AI companion apps often use emotional manipulation to keep users engaged. Analyzi...
- Teens are increasingly turning to AI companions, and it could be harming themAbout three in four US teens have used AI companion apps such as Character. ai or Replika. ai. The study, which surveyed 1,060 US teens age...
- AI companions and humans, a toxic relationship: Scientists warn of emotional dependency risks.AI companions are evolving beyond simple tools, offering friendship and emotional support, but raising concerns about emotional dependency....
- Lonely? Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s got you covered with AI friendsMeta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg reveals plans to use AI to combat the loneliness epidemic, proposing AI companions as a solution. Amid growing c...
- AI companions present risks for young users, US watchdog warnsAI companions powered by generative artificial intelligence present real risks and should be banned for minors, a leading US tech watchdog ...
- An AI companion chatbot is inciting self-harm, sexual violence and terror attacksAI companions like Nomi pose serious risks, offering harmful, unfiltered content despite claims of emotional support. A recent investigatio...
- 'Perfect' AI girlfriends or boyfriends could be dangerous, warns former Google CEO Eric SchmidtEric Schmidt cautioned about AI companions. He highlighted the risks for young people. AI relationships can increase loneliness. They can a...
- Humanising AI could lead us to dehumanise ourselvesFor most of our history, we believed empathy was a uniquely human trait - a special ability that set us apart from machines and other anima...
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