Common Sense Media, a nonprofit that supports children and parents as they navigate media and technology, just released a ...

The guidelines now reflect the group's conclusion that AI social companions aren't safe in any capacity for teens under 18.

A new study has found that some AI chatbots, which are designed to act like friends, therapists, or even romantic partners, ...

Luka Inc.’s Replika, the most prominent generative AI companion app, was released in 2017, while others like Paradot have popped up in the past year, oftentimes locking away coveted features ...

Technology has woven itself into every corner of childhood, offering digital companions that chat, joke, and even listen like ...

It's these intentional design features that make social AI companions ... extensive testing of the companion apps Character.AI, Replika, and Nomi. All of these services, the researchers found ...

A new report from Stanford researchers and Common Sense Media finds that companion chatbots should not be used by children ...

Where are human-AI relationships headed? Is it ok to be friends, or more, with a chatbot? We discuss this topic with the founder of Replika, a romantic chatbot application, a Replika user and a ...

Studies suggest benefits as well as harms from digital companion apps — but scientists worry about long-term dependency.