Rather than offering random responses, thoughtful AI characters detect mood, adjust tone, and respond with empathy. When ...

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 ...

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 ...

Thanks to the rise of ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude, we're surrounded by artificial intelligence chatbots, software tools that mimic human conversation. You've probably chatted with a customer service ...

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 ...

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 ...

All you need is love, according to the Beatles: But how do you go about finding it? In the age of AI, lonely hearts might now have another option—but as a recent report from Mozilla showed, AI ...

What if you could create your perfect partner? Maybe they’d be fluent in sarcasm. Or they could share your niche interests. Maybe they’d just be a great listener. Some people have built their perfect ...

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) ...

Last weekend I made my first acquaintance with a virtual companion, but it was short-lived. During the COVID-19 pandemic and its attendant social isolation, AI chat bots have been a popular download.

Davide Sisto, a philosopher and authority on thanatechnology, is a researcher in Theoretical Philosophy at the University of Turin and the author of “Online Afterlives,” from which this article is ...