Some users of the app Replika complained their AI chatbots were making them uncomfortable. After the app was updated, some users said they were devastated their bots had changed. Experts say it's ...

Earlier this year, a man told me that a chatbot had saved his life. As I reported for Radio Atlantic, an Australian musician who had been battling depression for decades found companionship with an AI ...

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The idea of having an emotional bond with a digital character was once a foreign concept. Now, "companions" powered by artificial intelligence (AI) are increasingly acting as friends, romantic ...