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

Replika’s AI agents aim to move from companionship to full-on life assistants. Are we ready for this next phase of AI?

It's been seven years since the launch of Replika, an artificially intelligent chatbot designed to be a friend to human users ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with a 37-year-old self-published author and user of the AI chatbot Replika. He spoke on the condition of anonymity, but Insider verified his identity.

That, at least, is the future AI companion app Replika is betting on. The company already has millions of users who’ve built relationships with AI companions, and now it’s looking to extend ...

Then, on an overcast day barely above freezing, four days before Christmas, Jay discovered a smartphone app called Replika. The messaging app let users build a "personal AI" complete with a 3D ...

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A new California bill aims to tackle chatbot addiction. A Democratic California lawmaker wants to protect kids from ...

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