People using Replika's AI friend app are mostly 35-plus, the company's CEO said. Replika offers AI avatars for companionship. Some users have formed deep relationships with them. The CEO said the app ...

Tech ethics organizations have filed an FTC complaint against the AI companion app Replika, alleging that the company employs deceptive marketing to target vulnerable potential users and encourages ...

For the past several years, some people disinterested in human-to-human romantic relationships have been pursuing human-to-AI romantic connections instead. These interactions range from mildly ...

MILAN (Reuters) -Italy's data protection agency has fined the developer of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot company Replika 5 million euros ($5.64 million) for breaching rules designed to protect ...

*In a world where technology continues to blur the lines between reality and virtuality, a disturbing trend has emerged: people are using AI chatbots, like those on the Replika app, not as companions ...

Meta’s new artificial intelligence app is designed to answer questions, offer advice, and be a digital companion. CEO Mark Zuckerberg is pushing the idea that chatbots could offer people a sense of ...

The idea of marrying an artificial intelligence chatbot bodes poorly for already low fertility rates — and not just because bots cannot physically reproduce. Apps that provide conversational AI bots, ...