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Artificial intelligence (AI) therapy "works best" when patients "feel emotionally close to their chatbot", according to a ...

A new law makes California the first in the nation to regulate how companion AI chatbots can interact with youth.

A Japanese woman has found love in an unusual place. Yurina Noguchi, 32, tied the knot with her AI partner named Lune Klaus ...

Human-AI relationships are no longer a fringe phenomenon. From companionship to symbolic marriage, they are becoming part of ...

A large number of very young users are engaging with violent — and often sexually violent — interactions with unregulated ...

A new testimony from a remote worker in Kenya details the grueling and exploitative work behind romantic AI chatbots.

AI works by predicting the most likely next thing, but in doing so, it risks becoming predictable and monotonous—and so do we ...

Overview The AI chatbot landscape in 2026 will feature versatile tools for writing, coding, searching, research, creativity, ...

A major behavioural and technological shift is underway as users increasingly turn to personalised digital companions instead ...