New research shows roleplaying romantic relationships with chatbots like Replika can include marriage, homemaking, and even ...

The study published in Computers in Human Behavior: Artificial Humans surveyed 29 Replika users, revealing profound emotional investments in their AI companions. Participants, aged between 16 and 72, ...

Artificial intelligence systems are, in many people's minds, synonymous with the future. From 2001: A Space Odyssey to I, Robot, when people have looked forward, they've imagined AI as an integral ...

Luka, the creators behind the enormously popular AI friendbot called Replika, is releasing a new app meant specifically for dating and strengthening relationships. The new app, called Blush, is ...

Is Replika AI a real person? Replika AI is not a real person. Instead, it is a chatbot that wears a name and an avatar that its users design for it, and can even have personality traits and interests ...

We have officially reached the Black Mirror era of personhood and companionship, and it is not going well. Lensa AI recently went viral for its warrior-like caricatures that often sexualized women who ...

People using Replika's AI friend app are mostly 35-plus, the company's CEO said. Replika offers AI avatars for companionship. Some users have formed deep relationships with them. The CEO said the app ...

Wabi, a startup from the founder of Replika, has just raised a $20 million pre-seed round. Wabi is like "YouTube for apps" -- ...

Every day, millions of people talk to chatbots and AI assistants such as ChatGPT, Replika and Gemini, but what kind of ...

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