I used numerous AI-powered programs, including one built to resemble a seance, to see if they'd have any effect on my ...

The implications of vulnerable people relying on robots for emotional advice are poorly understood and potentially profound, ...

Artem Rodichev is the Founder and CEO of Ex-human, a company focused on building empathetic AI characters for engaging conversations. Before founding Ex-human, Artem was the Head of AI at Replika from ...

Megan Garcia, mother of a 14-year-old in Florida, has sued chatbot startup Character AI for allegedly aiding her son's ...

In broad strokes, the technology can seem relatively harmless, compared to other threats teens can encounter online, ...

With just a smartphone and internet access, people can now tap into AI tools like Woebot, Wysa, Tess and Replika, which provide therapy-like conversations through chatbots. These platforms use natural ...

The concept of having a relationship with an AI isn’t science fiction anymore—it’s reality for millions. Platforms like ...

When Geoffrey Hinton, popularly known as the “Godfather of AI,” won the Nobel Prize in Physics earlier this month, he ...

In today fast-paced world where social connections can often feel fleeting a new kind of technology is emerging to address emotional needs-Rolemantic AI This form of artificial intelligence combines r ...

These chatbots can copy human emotions and hold conversations that feel real, but they operate purely on programmed patterns.

In his 1984 campus novel Small World, David Lodge includes one eerily prescient plotline. A lonely, depressed academic, Robin ...