In news that sounds like science fiction, teens are exploring relationships with artificial intelligence ( AI) chatbots — and ...

Not everyone’s looking for serious dating or swiping through endless profiles. Sometimes, you just want a virtual companion ...

Lori Gold's latest novel, " Romantic Friction ," explores a world in which her fictional main character is a successful "romantasy" writer who finds herself at odds with an AI-wielding rival.

When Jayedi Aman looks at a city, he notices more than just its buildings and streets—he considers how people move through ...

After a couple years of having its open-source Llama AI model be just a part of its Connect conferences, Meta is breaking things out and hosting an entirely generative AI-focused developer ...

Duolingo is "going to be AI-first," the educational technology company announced, adding that it is replacing contract workers with artificial intelligence. In an all-hands email from CEO Luis von ...

Advertisement A common misconception is that people who are lonely and otherwise unsuccessful in relationships are the most likely to turn to AI-equipped machines for romantic and sexual fulfillment.

As technologists frame AI as either utopian or dystopian, two researchers offer a third option. Right now, despite its ubiquity, AI is seen as anything but a normal technology. There is talk of AI ...

Studies show that people find many uses for sexual and romantic machines outside of sex and romance. They can serve as companions or therapists, or as a hobby. In short, people are drawn to AI ...