Children and teenagers who talk to AI chatbots designed to act as friends, therapists, or romantic partners are now at the ...

Interacting with an AI companion like you would a trusted friend may not seem intriguing to a parent, but researchers have found that kids are engaging with these entities at alarming rates. In fact, ...

The New York Times recently published an article about Chinese women's usage of AI for romantic purposes and how it fails to align with the Communist Party's goals for them: marriage and childbearing.

Across the country, young people are forming friendships in ways parents of my generation would have thought belonged in an ‘80s sci-fi movie: private chats with AI companions, digital “best friends” ...

AI companions are trying to communicate care, affection, reassurance, attention, intimacy and presence.