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Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg reveals plans to use AI to combat the loneliness epidemic, proposing AI companions as a solution. Amid growing c...

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For most of our history, we believed empathy was a uniquely human trait - a special ability that set us apart from machines and other anima...

Digi can engage in flirty banter, indulge in deep conversation or even offer emotional support to its users.

Any customer who signed up for Replika before February 1, 2023, will now have the option to switch back to the earlier more licentious vers...

Even as generative AI heats up among Silicon Valley investors, who have pumped more than $5.1 billion into the sector since 2022, according...

Some even alleged the chatbot of sexual harassment.

Experts warn that there is plenty for regulators to be worried about, particularly when the bots get so good that it becomes impossible to ...

The phenomenon of people believing they are talking to a conscious entity is not uncommon.