Would you ever turn to AI for companionship? 6% of Americans say they could — or already have.

As AI becomes ubiquitous, some people are turning to it for help with something deeper than productivity: 6% of Americans say ...

Dating your AI is the first step on a short journey to emotional ruin, and your AI will never care, anyway

We've all heard this story before: a man falls in love with an AI entity, AI plays along until they hit the hard brick wall ...
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Grok's new male AI companion is based on Edward from 'Twilight'

Earlier this week, Grok unveiled two animated AI companions for users to interact with, one of which is a flirty anime girl who puts on lingerie if you compliment her enough. Now the AI chatbot is ...

The Biggest AI Companies Met to Find a Better Path for Chatbot Companions

In a closed-door workshop led by Anthropic and Stanford, leading AI startups and researchers discussed guidelines for chatbot ...
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Girlfriend.ai Unveils the Most Advanced AI Girlfriend Platform Yet

GIBRALTAR, August 19, 2025 (EZ Newswire) -- Girlfriend.ai, opens new tab today announced the launch of its next-generation AI companion platform, redefining what it means to connect with artificial ...
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Elon Musk unveils new AI ‘companion’ inspired by 50 Shades of Grey and Twilight

Elon Musk has unveiled a new AI-powered chatbot “companion,” which he says is inspired by Edward Cullen from the Twilight saga and Christian Grey from erotic romance novel 50 Shades of Grey. The tech ...
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The State of AI: Chatbot companions and the future of our privacy

MIT Technology Review’s senior reporter for features and investigations, Eileen Guo, and FT tech correspondent Melissa ...
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AI Companions Are Harming Your Children

Right now, something in your home may be talking to your child about sex, self-harm, and suicide. That something isn’t a person—it’s an AI companion chatbot. These AI chatbots can be indistinguishable ...