OpenAI, Meta and others want people to spend more time with AI chatbots, but there is growing evidence that they can hook ...

AI chatbot companions may not be real, but the feelings users form for them are. Some scientists worry about long-term dependency ...

A judge is “not prepared” to say companion chatbots should receive First Amendment protection.

Tweens and teens are having suggestive and sexual conversations with AI chatbots on the web and in apps. Here’s what parents ...

is promoted as a chatbot companion “for anyone who wants a friend with no judgment, drama or social anxiety involved. You can form an actual emotional connection, share a laugh or get real with an AI ...

Fortnite’s Darth Vader AI has prompted a lot of intrigue and a degree of controversy. Here we explore how it works and what ...

The Copilot for Gaming beta is rolling out on Wednesday for Android and Apple devices. Microsoft's AI companion is the company's extension of its Copilot chatbot that focuses on video games, giving ...

We’re just as likely to share intimate info with a chatbot as we are with a fellow human. It’s a privacy risk.

The LinkedIn cofounder warned that AI systems marketed as friends harm human connection amid Mark Zuckerberg's push for AI ...

“If a chatbot is advertised as a companion and ... Drexel’s study adds context to mounting signals that companion AI programs are in need of more stringent regulation. Luka Inc. is currently ...

OpenAI is working on an AI companion device and its CEO Sam Altman, wants to sell 100 million of those devices.

Mike’s feelings were real, but his companion was not. Anne was a chatbot — an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm presented as a digital persona. Mike had created Anne using an app called ...