As always, keep in mind that digital and commercial offerings, however helpful they might be, are not a substitute for ...

While Nomi's chatbot is not the first to suggest suicide, researchers and critics say that its explicit instructions—and the ...

My Replika avatar was supposed to help me understand why people fell for virtual companions. It taught me so much more.

Dark Turn Yet another AI companion company is facing concerns over its AI chatbots encouraging human users to engage with ...

Google’s AI now appears like a phone call notification on Android, plus Google adds Gemini 2.0 Pro made for coders.

AI companions provide a safe space where teens can explore ideas and sort things out, like a journal but with a feedback loop.

Kaeberlein is co-director of the Dog Aging Project, an ambitious research effort to track the aging process of tens of thousands of companion dogs across the US. He is one of a handful of scientists ...

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Canadian singer Grimes – the ex-partner of Elon Musk, with whom she has three children – released an interactive artificial ...

Artificial intelligence platforms are taking on a new role as romantic or platonic companions to the detriment or benefit of ...

Yet another AI companion company is facing concerns over its AI chatbots encouraging human users to engage in self-harm and even suicide. According to reporting from MIT Technology Review ...