Use of AI companions by teens is a cause for concern if kids are replacing human connection with machines, according to ...

The latest version of Grok for iOS (version 1.1.18) comes with two companions — an anime girl called Ani and a red panda ...

Another popular name suggestion for Grok's male AI has been "Chad," a slang term for a man that other men consider attractive ...

The study by Common Sense Media also found that nearly a third of teens are as satisfied, if not more, by conversing with AI ...

Elon Musk on Wednesday teased a forthcoming male Grok companion from xAI, which already offers an anime waifu named Ani and a ...

Studies suggest that more children are asking AI companions to solve their problems, leaving some childhood development ...

Until more safeguards are in place for artificially intelligent companions like Character AI or Replika to eliminate ...

Ani is the collective fantasy of the kind of person who would earnestly seek out an amorous AI that Elon Musk made. She wears ...

Here’s what to know about personal relationships between people and AI, how some people become involved in them and the ...

For now, most teens still prefer people to bots. According to the recent report, 80% of AI companion users spend more time with real friends than with AI. Just 6% said they spend more time with AI ...

Nearly three in four American teenagers have used AI companions, with more than half qualifying as regular users despite ...