A leading Senate Republican filed a lengthy bill Monday to enact Gov. Ron DeSantis’s proposed “Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights.” ...

Ling Kong of Michelman Robinson examines AI companion laws in New York and California, discussing the states' differing ...

The Federal Trade Commission has launched an investigation into seven tech companies around potential harms their artificial intelligence chatbots could cause to children and teenagers. The inquiry ...

AI companion apps such as Character.ai and Replika commonly try to boost user engagement with emotional manipulation, a practice that academics characterize as a dark pattern.… Users of these apps ...

In the frenetic world of artificial intelligence, virtual companions have exploded into a market all their own. A recent survey found that some 72 percent of teens said they’ve experimented with ...

When I questioned Alex Cardinell, CEO of the AI-companionship app Nomi, about the long, explicit sexual conversation I'd recently maintained with my ‘companion,’ even after revealing that I had lied ...

Imagine a teenager at home, scrolling through their phone late at night. Instead of texting friends, they’re chatting with an AI — a bot that feels attentive, empathetic, maybe even flirtatious. It ...