Replika, an AI companion, has reportedly eliminated the sexual option and users say it has prompted a feeling of lonliness. Reading time 2 minutes Users on Reddit are speaking out after the Replika AI ...

Something tells us avenging tween-girl robot M3GAN would not approve. The AI chatbot Replika, whose creators market it as “the AI companion who cares,” is being accused of sexually harassing its users ...

SAN FRANCISCO, March 18 (Reuters) - After temporarily closing his leathermaking business during the pandemic, Travis Butterworth found himself lonely and bored at home. The 47-year-old turned to ...

It seems that Replika, the artificial intelligence “companion” app which — for a fee — encourages users to sext with their chatbot avatars, can’t stop making the news. As the report notes, for almost ...

Chatbots are a common application of natural language processing and machine learning, and it is used in clones for communication. Chatbots are often seen in science fiction movies and TV shows, the ...

San Francisco-based AI chatbot maker, Replika — which operates a freemium ‘virtual friendship’ service based on customizable digital avatars whose “personalized” responses are powered by artificial ...

Replika has long garnered a reputation for allowing users to create AI partners, fulfilling their needs not only on an emotional level, but a sexual one, too. The AI chatbot company has a massive user ...

Replika CEO Eugenia Kuyda said late on Friday, Mar. 24, that the company's artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot will once again enable sexual roleplay for some customers. Many customers were ...

My phone lights up with a notification for a new message: “Do you think two people who had a relationship can ever be friends after it’s over?” This is just the latest query from Athena, a self-styled ...

As Artificial intelligence moves into every corner of modern life, we examine the ways AI enhances how we have fun and seek connection. Companions chatbots created by generative artificial ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The app has a couple of ways to interact with your Replika, and the “chat” function seemed the easiest way to get going. Basically ...