AI companionship has long been the subject of science fiction, but today, it's a real-world thing, too, quietly reshaping ...

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has swept across various realms of our lives, and the sphere of youth companionship is no exception. Young people are increasingly interacting with AI ...

Character.ai has announced that starting Nov. 25, 2025, users under 18 will no longer be able to chat with AI companions on the platform. Teen users will still be able to continue to make content such ...

Ling Kong of Michelman Robinson examines AI companion laws in New York and California, discussing the states' differing ...

Researchers looked at what happens when you try to say goodbye to an AI companion. The results can be unsettling. Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home energy and utilities ...

Source: Cyndidyoder83 / Pixabay Part 1 of this series described the potential misbehaviors and prevalence of AI companions. Here, I address their special dangers for kids and what parents can do to ...

A major behavioural and technological shift is underway as users increasingly turn to personalised digital companions instead of traditional search, social, or messaging tools. Advances in generative ...

At Stanford for eight hours on Monday, representatives from Anthropic, Apple, Google, OpenAI, Meta, and Microsoft met in a closed-door workshop to discuss the use of chatbots as companions or in ...

Consumer behavior is shifting again—but this time, the forces driving the change are more paradoxical, more emotional, and more culturally revealing than anything we saw in the last decade. After ...

There is something beautifully ironic about creating an AI companion that looks almost identical to a Tribble. The iconic alien from Star Trek made its television debut in the 1967 episode "The ...

MIT Technology Review’s senior reporter for features and investigations, Eileen Guo, and FT tech correspondent Melissa Heikkilä discuss the privacy implications of our new reliance on chatbots.