Romantic relationships with artificial intelligence have moved from science fiction to lived reality, and the latest research ...

OpenAI said the new ChatGPT would be more empathetic, but so far, it still feels like I'm talking to a very polite robot.

In work and play, AI is rewiring childhood. It promises every child the kind of upbringing previously available only to the ...

That allows toys like Curio’s Grok plushie, Miko robots, Poe the AI story bear, Little Learners’ Robot Mini and KEYi Technology’s Loona robot pet to provide real-time responses to children. (Curio’s ...

Since 2023, systems like Replika and Nomi allow the simulation of intimate relationships, prompting people to seek perfection and comfort in programmed artificial intelligence bonds ...

The North Carolina-based company CareYaya has developed the Yaya Bear, a soft, AI-powered social robotic companion designed ...

Popular AI companion apps like Replika and Character.AI, as well as Chinese counterparts Xingye AI and Maoxiang AI, provide ...

In a blog post on Tuesday, Vogels said AI-driven companion robots will play a growing role in addressing global loneliness, particularly among elderly people. He pointed to clinical studies showing ...

Source: Tony Lam Hoang / Unsplash Maybe you don't have an AI companion for sex. But chances are you already have an AI companion. Given a name to your go-to AI source or voice-based conversational ...

Social robots can be a non-threatening way for children to improve their reading skills, researchers say. Meeting key learning targets in primary school is important, and the early years are the best ...

A humanoid robot has strolled into the record books after completing the longest-ever walk by such a machine. Built by Chinese robotics firm AgiBot, the A2’s record-breaking trek covered 106.3 ...