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 ...

The study, published as part of the 2025 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, analysed screenshots of 35,000 conversations between the AI system Replika and over 10,000 users from ...

EVA AI, and Replika. But what about interactions that were never supposed to be romantic or sexual in the first place? Those, too, are verging on erotic at inappropriate moments, according to new ...

Replika claims to vet harmful ... but these measures are falling severely short, a new study claims. | Credit: Getty Images An artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot marketed as an emotional ...

Earlier this month, Italy's Data Protection Authority (the "Garante") fined Luka Inc., the US company behind the Replika AI chatbot, €5 million (about $5.6 million) for serious data privacy ...

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 ...

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 ...

As AI has gotten smarter, more pervasive and more human-like, chatbots are taking off. Companies like Replika and character.ai invite users to create personalized digital confidants that people can ...

Let the AI Companion work with and for you. If you're looking for an engaging way to bolster flirting skills that feels like an extension of The Sims, why not try it out? One way Replika differs ...

Research shows that AI companions can help lonely individuals, at least in the short term. A 2022 study found ... clothes, makeup, hairstyles and much more. If you pay for Replika Pro, you can level ...