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

Recently, a popular AI Companion company made headlines by announcing it would ban users under 18 from open-ended chats with ...

LinkedIn cofounder and AI investor Reid Hoffman is sounding the alarm on a growing trend in the tech world: AI systems being marketed as your new best friend. "I don't think any AI tool today is ...

Near the climax of Terminator 2, war-weary mother Sarah Connor reflects on the robotic killing machine that has become her son’s protector. “It would never leave him,” she muses. Further explaining: ...

You may soon have an AI agent helping you navigate the world. That agent will know lots about you — things like where you travel, what you buy, when you’re stressed — and its only objective will be to ...

Three friends, who raised $8 million for their AI startup, explained how to keep their relationship strong amid the ...

Headspace, the company behind a major meditation and mental health app, says its new conversational AI companion helps people to "process their thoughts and emotions." Headspace/dpa Mindfulness app ...

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Instead of an assistant that feels like a travel agent, maybe a friend (or romantic partner) is the most likely experience. (AI-generated image by Midjourney/Big Technology) You may soon have an AI ...

Megan Garcia, a mom who filed a suit against Character AI in a Florida court, said her 14-year-old son, Sewell, was ...

The world of wearables is now expanding, with the latest using the powers of artificial intelligence and offering a mix of awkward and advanced features with the AI necklace called "friend." The new ...