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 ...

A 14-year-old boy’s suicide following a romantic relationship with an AI companion raised national ... One 20-year-old male commenter wrote that he tells his AI girlfriend “about my struggles ...