Tech ethics organizations have filed an FTC complaint against the AI companion app Replika, alleging that the company employs deceptive marketing to target vulnerable potential users and ...

Replika CEO Eugenia Kuyda said the app's users are "mostly 35-plus and super engaged." Some people have formed deep bonds with their AI companions.

Teenagers are increasingly turning to AI companions for friendship, support and even romance. But these apps could be changing how young people connect to others, both and off. New research by Common ...

Some Replika users complained about the AI chatbots' sexual advances. Others have said they were devastated when the app was updated.