When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Replika claims to vet harmful data that could impact the actions of its chatbot, but these ...

The story of human-robot relationships is nothing new. Isaac Asimov’s “I, Robot,” explored the ethics of day-to-day life with ...

Over the last five years the use of highly personalized artificial intelligence chatbots — called companion chatbots — designed to act as friends, therapists or even romantic partners has skyrocketed ...

A screenshot of Dr. Andrew Clark's conversation with Replika when he posed as a troubled teen Credit - Dr. Andrew Clark Several months ago, Dr. Andrew Clark, a psychiatrist in Boston, learned that an ...

A new study has examined the lives of 20 women who use the AI chatbot Replika, revealing how it has become part of daily life ...

AI chatbots are designed to simulate human-like conversations, offering companionship and convenience. However, recent tragedies and dangerous ideologies reveal how these tools and internet ...