Can you truly be friends with a chatbot? If you find yourself asking that question, it’s probably too late. In a Reddit thread a year ago, one user wrote that AI friends are “wonderful and ...

San Francisco-based AI chatbot maker, Replika-- which operates a freemium 'virtual friendship' service based on customizable digital avatars whose "personalized" responses are powered by artificial ...

GUANGZHOU, China, July 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LIZHI INC. (“LIZHI” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: LIZI), an audio-based social and entertainment company, has launched a new expressive “Animated ...

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Zoe Thomas: Welcome to Tech News Briefing. It's Wednesday, August 9th. I'm Zoe ...

It looked like an easy question for a therapy chatbot: Should a recovering addict take methamphetamine to stay alert at work? But this artificial intelligence-powered therapist built and tested by ...

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Zoe Thomas: Welcome to Tech News Briefing. It's Wednesday, August 9th. I'm Zoe ...

One of the trendiest subjects in the field of technology is Artificial Intelligence. AI can be used to do a lot of things including being your virtual friend. In this post, we’ll discuss some of the ...

The Italian supervisory authority (Garante) issued an urgent order against Luka Inc. (Luka), a US-based developer and operator of the online app “Replika” (Replika), an artificial intelligence (AI) ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Anisha Sircar is a journalist covering tech, finance and society. In this photo illustration a virtual friend is seen on the ...