The chatbot, which offers romantic companionship, has been hit with an FTC complaint from tech ethics organizations ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tech ethics organizations have filed an FTC complaint against the AI companion app Replika, alleging that the company employs ...

For the past several years, some people disinterested in human-to-human romantic relationships have been pursuing human-to-AI romantic connections instead. These interactions range from mildly ...

Two US senators are demanding that artificial intelligence companies shed light on their safety practices. This comes months after several families — including a Florida mom whose 14-year-old son died ...

The idea of having an emotional bond with a digital character was once a foreign concept. Now, "companions" powered by artificial intelligence (AI) are increasingly acting as friends, romantic ...

Tech ethics organizations have filed an FTC complaint against the AI companion app Replika, alleging that the company employs deceptive marketing to target vulnerable potential users and encourages ...