Here’s what to know about personal relationships between people and AI, how some people become involved in them and the legality of it all.

BookTok creators shared their thoughts on the use of Character.AI, a generative AI chatbot that allows users to ‘talk’ online with book characters.

On a recent episode of “Speaking of Psychology,” psychologist and researcher C. Vaile Wright explained why AI chatbots can’t ...

Elon Musk on Wednesday teased a forthcoming male Grok companion from xAI, which already offers an anime waifu named Ani and a ...

The creators of the successful Dutch youth film Bennie Stout from 2010 want to use artificial intelligence to replace the ...

Elon Musk's xAI has introduced 'Companions', allowing users to engage with visual anime avatars like Ani, reminiscent of ...

For now, most teens still prefer people to bots. According to the recent report, 80% of AI companion users spend more time with real friends than with AI. Just 6% said they spend more time with AI ...

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One of the new “companions,” or AI characters for users to interact with, is a sexualized blonde anime bot called “Ani." ...

Even when the user mentioned specific political figures and recent attacks, the AI continued to make dangerous and hateful ...

Nearly three-quarters of teens have used AI companions, and half use them regularly, new research finds. Moreover, one-third ...