Local heart-melter, summer swelter, anthem belter, helter skelter, tomato pelter (on a bad night) favourites Mondogreen take the party with them and continue the hunt for Red December all the way onto ...

In the midst of a routine scroll through my Instagram feed, one particular post caught my eye: “They Fell in Love With A.I.

Study of Replika chatbot reveals users forming deep romantic bonds, marriages, and emotional reliance on AI partners in ...

AI-generated avatars allow you to interact with deceased loved ones on demand — potentially for decades. A healthy grieving ...

There is beauty and value to friendships. Friends offer support in trials, increase happiness and reduce stress. Some friendships are temporary while others endure a lifetime. As human beings, we are ...

AI bots like Replika offer users close experiences that resemble social relationships, friendship, or love. But is that real? We tested the Replika model for a week to see what works and what doesn’t.

Since 2023, systems like Replika and Nomi allow the simulation of intimate relationships, prompting people to seek perfection and comfort in programmed artificial intelligence bonds ...

Eugenia Kuyda saw the future of consumer AI before most. She founded Replika, the first major AI companion startup, in 2017 — years before ChatGPT launched. Today, it has 35 million users. Now Kuyda ...

Replika founder Eugenia Kuyda quietly stepped aside as CEO this year. Kuyda just unveiled her new AI startup, Wabi. Kuyda said Wabi will be a social platform for creating and sharing mini-apps. The AI ...