AI companions are hot. They cleverly use emotional language to tug at your heart. This is good and bad. I explain the secrets ...

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

New study reveals how American teens are using AI companions for everything from flirting practice to serious life advice, with concerning trust patterns emerging.

As AI companions from companies like Replika, Character AI, and Nomi AI abound, love is no longer strictly human. In this ...

Common Sense Media report found teens sharing intimate problems with AI companions, raising concerns about data privacy and ...

— Help teens recognize that AI companions are programmed to be agreeable and validating. Explain that’s not how real ...

Experts are encouraging parents to be alert around their children’s use of generative AI, particularly chatbots and companion ...

Setting aside whether Grok’s romantic companion, Ani, is creepy or just silly, she made me crave not just a human partner but ...

If our children are lonely enough to depend on artificial intelligence companions, we need to respond with better ...

More than half of US teenagers regularly confide in artificial intelligence (AI) "companions" and more than 7 in 10 have done so at least once, despite warnings that chatbots can have negative mental ...

I asked Grok's AI companions about Elon Musk's rivals and general taboos. I found the red panda hilarious — and the anime ...

By "companion," the study is focused on AI chatbots that are designed for users to have more personal conversations with, not ...