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

Conrad, a video journalist, had set out to test a bold claim from Replika’s CEO: that the AI companion app could “talk people off the ledge.” Replika, like other popular AI chatbots, markets itself as ...

Elon Musk has announced the upcoming beta rollout of two exciting features for Grok Heavy users: Imagine, a text-to-video tool utilising Grok's Aurora engine, and Valentine, a new AI companion.

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Liven is a self-discovery app, complete with mood tracking, habit building tools and even an AI companion to talk your ...

New AI tools are offering comfort to the bereaved by recreating the presence of those they’ve lost, challenging how - and whether - we ever say goodbye.

AI chatbot companions are everywhere. And so are cautionary tales about their influence. But men are also using them as a way ...

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We’re a long, long way from a machine being able to replace me as a plumber,” future of work expert Ravin Jesuthasan told ...

No question is too small when Kayla Chege, a high school student in Kansas, is using artificial intelligence. The 15-year-old ...

Character.AI reminds users that its companion bots are made-up. For Sewell Setzer, it felt real, his mother said in a lawsuit ...

Elon Musk’s xAI announced a new feature for its AI chatbot Grok that will allow users to create 6-second video clips.