AI chatbots are becoming part of how some people flirt, explore intimacy, and seek emotional connection, with surveys in the US, UK, France, and Germany showing the trend is stron ...

The dating app’s latest campaign expansion follows five real couples navigating tricky conversations.

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Although AI platforms have introduced safeguards against promoting violence or self-harm, other psychological risks remain - ...

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AI is generating a new kind of “thingly” love. An increasing number of people say they’ve fallen in love with an AI chatbot – ...

China’s first regulations on AI companion services have taken effect, setting new limits on chatbots designed to simulate emotional bonds with users and barring platforms from offering virtual ...

China is reportedly tightening restrictions on AI companion chatbots as the country grapples with a shrinking population and record-low birthrate. New rules that went into effect Wednesday prohibit ...

Her confidant is an AI agent on Doubao, a chatbot made by ByteDance, that Ms Yu has customised to mimic a dead friend of hers. When she learned recently that ByteDance would soon remove this type of ...

SINGAPORE—Regulators in China have found unexpected common ground with their counterparts in California and New York: Humans need to stop falling in love with chatbots. But while American lawmakers ...