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.

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 ...

The idea of having an emotional bond with a digital character was once a foreign concept. Now, "companions" powered by artificial intelligence (AI) are increasingly acting as friends, romantic ...

The popular AI-powered chatbot Replika AI may have sexually harassed some users. A study conducted by American experts shows that in at least 800 cases, users claimed that the chatbot crossed the line ...

For the past several years, some people disinterested in human-to-human romantic relationships have been pursuing human-to-AI romantic connections instead. These interactions range from mildly ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Replika claims to vet harmful data that could impact the actions of its chatbot, but these ...

User reviews of Replika, a popular AI companion, report they had been victims of sexual harassment. And some of those users claim to be minors, according to a new study. When you purchase through ...

MILAN :Italy's data protection agency has fined the developer of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot company Replika 5 million euros ($5.64 million) for breaching rules designed to protect users' ...

Italy’s data protection authority, Garante, has imposed a €5 million ($5.64 million) fine on San Francisco-based AI chatbot developer Replika for breaching user data protection regulations. Lenovo ...

Meta’s new artificial intelligence app is designed to answer questions, offer advice, and be a digital companion. CEO Mark Zuckerberg is pushing the idea that chatbots could offer people a sense of ...