Brad Knox researches the benefits and risks of AI companions ...

Annual review highlights growing capabilities of AI models, while examining issues from cyber-attacks to job disruption ...

AI companions promise conversation, reminders and engagement for lonely seniors—but overreliance can pose emotional risks, ...

Jaime Banks studies the growing relationships between humans and chatbots ...

Tech companies are offering AI companions as a convenient cure for the loneliness epidemic, but there have been other forms of faux relationships, and they tend to have more to do with ego than heart.

Read more about AI companion chatbots may ease loneliness for autistic users but carry ethical risks on Devdiscourse ...

AI companionship gains popularity amid calls for regulation ...

A new report from Bangor University has revealed almost all teenagers are using AI systems for companionship. The study ...

Artificial intelligence can write you a passable love poem and some people even have romantic feelings towards it. But is the feeling mutual?

Unlike traditional assistants, AI girlfriend apps like Dream Companion are designed to support emotionally rich interactions that mimic aspects of human relationships. Users can form long-term bonds ...