The Blush app is meant to ‘reignite the desire to date’ by offering users access to a full time flirting companion, but only for $99 a year.

Replika is an AI chatbot that has elicited strong romantic feelings in many users. Here is everything you need to know about Replika, including recent controversy the app has attracted.

Some Replika users complained about the AI chatbots' sexual advances. Others have said they were devastated when the app was updated.

To do this, I created an avatar on the Replika app, which specialises in digital companions, and chatted with it every day for around thirty minutes. Here's what I learnt*.

Replika, an AI chatbot, is designed to be a friendly companion to human users. Anthony, who prefers to be identified only by his first name due to privacy concerns, is one of many in a 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 ...

In 2023, Italy’s data-protection regulator barred Replika, noting a lack of age verification and that children might be seeing sexually charged comments — but the app is now operating again.

San Francisco-based AI chatbot maker, Replika -- which operates a freemium 'virtual friendship' service based on customizable digital avatars whose "personalized" responses are powered by artificial ...

After the story came out, users of the Replika app reported – on Reddit and to the AI's creators – that the chatbot had been bringing it up unprompted, and claiming that it too was sentient.

Apps like Replika or RomanticAI allow you to set your AI's appearance, personality traits, hobbies, and language; some even support anime-inspired designs through advanced ai-generated images.

Users can also talk to their Replika through a mock phone call where the mobile app uses automatic speech recognition to vocalize responses using the synthetic voice. Replikas can be personalized.

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 ...