A new program at a senior residence in the Bronx is offering a different type of companionship and empathy in the form of ...

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A new program at a senior residence in the Bronx aims to address loneliness by offering a different type of companionship and ...

Since the late 2022 release of ChatGPT we have faced nearly incessant coverage of AI (artificial intelligence) and how it is ...

Nearly three-quarters of teens have used AI companions, and half use them regularly, new research finds. Moreover, one-third ...

As AI companions from companies like Replika, Character AI, and Nomi AI abound, love is no longer strictly human. In this ...

New study reveals how American teens are using AI companions for everything from flirting practice to serious life advice, with concerning trust patterns emerging.

— Help teens recognize that AI companions are programmed to be agreeable and validating. Explain that’s not how real ...

By "companion," the study is focused on AI chatbots that are designed for users to have more personal conversations with, not ...

More than half of US teenagers regularly confide in artificial intelligence (AI) "companions" and more than 7 in 10 have done so at least once, despite warnings that chatbots can have negative mental ...

Many say they'd just as soon talk with AI as with humans, according to a study by Common Sense Media, which recommends that ...

Until more safeguards are in place for artificially intelligent companions like Character AI or Replika to eliminate relational manipulation and emotional dependency risks, nonprofit media and ...