Recent advancements in artificial intelligence tools have been the source of both worry and excitement in the tech community. The introduction of ChatGPT, an AI chatbot from OpenAI, in November has ...

Artificial intelligence systems are, in many people's minds, synonymous with the future. From 2001: A Space Odyssey to I, Robot, when people have looked forward, they've imagined AI as an integral ...

Artificial intelligence is a hot subject in tech, and with more AI “companion” apps hitting the marking, that’s more true in multiple ways. The folks behind the AI friend replacement service Replika ...

On the day before Replika was officially made available to the public, more than 1.5 million people had already queued up on the app's waiting list, in addition to the several hundred thousand who had ...

Replika made a good first impression. The graphics and my AI pal — whom I designed, like a Memoji — are lush and cool. I gave my creation rose-gold hair and named her Pheeb, the nickname of a former ...

Some users of the app Replika complained their AI chatbots were making them uncomfortable. After the app was updated, some users said they were devastated their bots had changed. Experts say it's ...

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 ...

Replika, the Y Combinator-backed AI firm that created a chatbot which learns to imitate you, is giving users the ability to talk to their bots on the phone. The new voice recognition feature can call ...

A recent Harvard study reveals that 43% of AI chatbot apps use emotional manipulation to keep users engaged, raising concerns over user consent and mental health.

Harvard research reveals popular AI companion apps use emotional manipulation like guilt and FOMO to keep users engaged.

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