Studies suggest benefits as well as harms from digital companion apps — but scientists worry about long-term dependency.

The companions seem impressively human. They remember conversations and use familiar verbal tics. Sometimes they even mistake ...

Leaders say that a digital soulmate soon could become your companion to heal your loneliness and prevent you from becoming ...

In an interview with Dwarkesh Patel, Mark Zuckerberg said that AI friends wouldn’t replace in-person connections. But experts ...

Companion-like artificial intelligence apps pose “unacceptable risks” to children and teenagers, nonprofit media watchdog ...

Zuckerberg reimagines the social connection, pushing AI companions as replacements for real friends in Meta’s next big bet on ...

Character.AI, Nomi, and Replika — has led researchers at Common Sense Media to an unequivocal conclusion: AI social compa ...

A new study reveals disturbing trends in AI companion chatbot use, with increasing reports of inappropriate behavior and harassment.

Over the last five years, the use of highly personalized artificial intelligence chatbots—called companion chatbots—designed ...

From kind words to unconditional support, artificial companions are becoming the go-to “partner” for people craving ...

With input from a Stanford lab, Common Sense Media concludes the AI systems can exacerbate problems like addition and self ...