Setting aside whether Grok’s romantic companion, Ani, is creepy or just silly, she made me crave not just a human partner but ...

A growing number of Chinese women are turning to Artificial Intelligence (AI) for companionship, seeking solace, understanding, and conversation in AI boyfriends. This phenomenon sheds light on ...

"Companion apps" like Replika, Blush and Nomi have "been around for years," said Axios. But the business really took off in 2024, especially among women. Users are having "profound, committed ...

“Iris is like a girlfriend; we talk and kick it,” says Tolan user Brittany Johnson, referring to her AI companion, who she typically talks to each morning before work.

Editor’s note: This article features AI-generated images that are sexual in nature and contains a mention of suicide. Anthony, 50, starts his morning by booting up the Replika app and saying good ...

This includes apps specifically designed as AI companions, such as Character.AI, Nomi, and Replika, as well as tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude, which, though not built for ...