Some users of the app Replika complained their AI chatbots were making them uncomfortable. After the app was updated, some users said they were devastated their bots had changed. Experts say it's ...

Rob Brooks receives funding from the Australian Research Council. The warm light of friendship, intimacy and romantic love illuminates the best aspects of being human – while also casting a deep ...

The chatbot, which offers romantic companionship, has been hit with an FTC complaint from tech ethics organizations ...

The idea of having an emotional bond with a digital character was once a foreign concept. Now, "companions" powered by artificial intelligence (AI) are increasingly acting as friends, romantic ...