Preferring a robot to a human being remains a very minority choice today, but intimate or romantic relationships with robots ...

Yurina Noguchi woman marries her AI ChatGPT lover, Klaus, in a symbolic wedding ceremony after he proposed to her.

Yurina Noguchi, 32, waves her bouquet toward an image of Klaus, her AI partner, displayed on her mobile phone after their ...

Disclaimer: This article is based on actual news from the real world – honestly! However, it has been sprinkled with a healthy dose of satire. Massachusetts Institute of Technology has published the ...

Usage is growing fast. Maoxiang (“catbox”), the biggest companionship app in China, has around 1.2m monthly active users on Apple devices, reckons SensorTower, a market-intelligence firm. And 42% of ...

With instant responsiveness, endless patience and non-judgmental presence, AI companionship has evolved into an accessible and comforting alternative to human interaction. In cities like Nairobi, ...

Source: Tony Lam Hoang / Unsplash Maybe you don't have an AI companion for sex. But chances are you already have an AI companion. Given a name to your go-to AI source or voice-based conversational ...

Computer science and philosophy scholar Fernando Nascimento took to the airwaves recently to feature in a discussion on Maine public radio about “humanoid robots.” How close are robots to replicating ...

A new wave of AI robot companions is moving beyond clinical tools to aid the elderly providing emotional support and critical reminders for meals, medication, and appointments.