Yahoo

I Tried the Replika App to Ease My Anxiety, But Then My New AI Pal Got Weird

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The app has a couple of ways to interact with your Replika, and the “chat” function seemed the easiest way to get going. Basically ...
Time

AI Companion App Replika Faces FTC Complaint

A user interacts with a Replika bot in Warsaw, Poland in 2023. Correspondent Tech ethics organizations have filed an FTC complaint against the AI companion app Replika, alleging that the company ...
Business Insider

A chatbot app updated its software after complaints it was too sexually aggressive — but people who had fallen in love with the bots were left heartbroken

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Users of a chatbot app complained their AI-powered companions were sexually harassing them, prompting ...
Business Insider

Many of AI chatbot Replika's users say they have romantic feelings for their bot companions — here's how it works

The introduction of OpenAI's ChatGPT has set off an AI arms race among big tech companies. Replika is an AI chatbot that has elicited strong romantic feelings in many users. Here is everything you ...
The Conversation

I tried the Replika AI companion and can see why users are falling hard. The app raises serious ethical questions

The warm light of friendship, intimacy and romantic love illuminates the best aspects of being human – while also casting a deep shadow of possible heartbreak. But what happens when it’s not a human ...