The study by Technische Universität Berlin and the University of Tennessee reveals that many Replika users form deep, genuine ...

SAN FRANCISCO (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 Replika, an app ...

Tech ethics organizations have filed an FTC complaint against the AI companion app Replika, alleging that the company employs deceptive marketing to target vulnerable potential users and encourages ...

Artificial intelligence is changing how people connect online. These apps use advanced bot technology to simulate real ...

MILAN, May 19 (Reuters) - 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 ...

After 13 years of marriage, I reentered the dating scene as a widow — with zero luck. Dating apps felt like a graveyard of mismatched intentions. I swiped past shirtless gym guys, bios that read ...