First Voyage has raised $2.5 million in a seed funding round from a16z speedrun, SignalFire, True Global, and other investors ...

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

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 ...

Research shows teens are turning to AI for connection. While AI helps with learning, relying on it as a “friend” may weaken ...

From work-related conversations on our desktops by day to personal advice on our phones after hours, AI now integrates 'into the full texture of human life,' a Microsoft study finds.