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The AI companionship industry, including popular apps like Replika, has grown into a $2.57 billion market due to increasing demand from lonely individuals seeking virtual partners.

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In a closed-door workshop led by Anthropic and Stanford, leading AI startups and researchers discussed guidelines for chatbot ...

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A Japanese woman spent months talking to an AI she named Klaus. Then she held a wedding ceremony. She's not alone.

Megan Garcia said her faith has given her strength to speak out about her ordeal in the hope of protecting children from the ...

A new academic study has revealed that users are utilizing AI chatbots for nearly everything: from pregnancy roleplay to ...