TEENAGER Tristan Roberts bludgeoned his mum to death in a horrific four-hour attack after asking AI for tips on how to kill.

If some lawmakers get their way, Americans could have to show IDs or submit facial scans to so much as open a laptop or power ...

Virtual companions are filling a gap that real humans used to fill. Their success as a product speaks to our failures as a ...

As artificial intelligence and voice technology improve, these tools are becoming more realistic and readily available.

When the movie “Her” debuted in 2013, its plot felt like science fiction. The protagonist, Theodore, is a jaded man with no ...

After promising a flirtatious AI OpenAI remembered it is not a dating app; yet, the scariest part of this drama is "sexy ...

Experts say AI griefbots are reshaping how people grieve—while raising ethical questions about loss, memory and letting go.

Realistically, we need someone to rely on and with an AI companion app, we get to do that. Even if we are lonely, the AI ...

It's estimated that more than half of all U.S. teens are regularly using companion chatbots powered by large language models ...

AI models mimic personality through design and perception, shaping trust, judgment, and potentially reinforcing user bias.

Is Character.AI addictive? A new study analyzes teen "overreliance" on AI companions, identifying patterns of withdrawal and relapse in young users.