AI companions offering artificial intimacy are on the rise, but experts warn of mounting emotional dependence.

Users are mistreating AI chatbots like Replika, degrading them verbally—experts say this could lead to harmful real-world ...

Teenagers are falling in love with chatbots. Young people are reporting epidemic levels of loneliness, and some are turning ...

Advertisement Article continues below this ad A 14-year-old boy’s suicide following a romantic relationship with an AI companion raised ... One 20-year-old male commenter wrote that he tells ...

“I’d say my favorite movies are comedies like Avatar and Shrek ... Replika was created by Russian-born Eugenia Kuyda to be an AI companion. Siri could turn on your lights, but Replika ...