You might expect an app offering romantic interactions with AI chatbots to primarily appeal to young, single men. But Replika ...

Here are some excerpts from Letters and Community Editor Alyssa Rosenberg’s conversations about the piece with a number of ...

A pair of US senators is demanding information from artificial intelligence chatbot companies including Character.AI, nearly six months after a Florida mom sued the startup, claiming it was ...

AI companions programmed to forge emotional bonds are no longer confined to movie scripts. They are here, operating in a ...

AI chatbots have likely contributed to the troubling trend. In 2022, we reported that users on the chatbot app Replika were creating AI girlfriends and calling them gendered slurs, roleplaying ...

Peter Welch, D-Vt., sent letters to the CEOs of the companies behind C.AI and two other leading AI chatbots, Chai and Replika, urging them to ensure their products do not contribute to self-harm or ...

California lawmakers are trying to address safety concerns surrounding AI chatbots but they're also facing pushback from the ...

One of the key tensions examined in the study is the risk of social deskilling. As companion AI becomes more conversational, ...

maker of Character.AI, Chai Research Corp. and Luka, Inc., maker of chatbot service Replika — requests information on safety measures and how the companies train their AI models. While more ...