Annual review highlights growing capabilities of AI models, while examining issues from cyber-attacks to job disruption ...
Brad Knox researches the benefits and risks of AI companions ...
The first story, typically told by software designers and AI companies, urges people to say “I do” to AI and embrace bespoke friendship programmed on your behalf. AI company Replika, for instance, ...
The latest wave of AI safety reporting is sounding a clear alarm: while artificial intelligence is powering impressive productivity gains, it is also accelerating a set of fast-moving harms. Two areas ...
Parents are starting to ask us questions about artificial intelligence. Not about homework help or writing tools, but about emotional attachment. More specifically, about AI companions that talk, ...
A new report from Bangor University has revealed almost all teenagers are using AI systems for companionship. The study focused on the consumption habits of AI chatbots among 13-18 year olds, and ...
There are some weird ways people are using AI, and there are some ways of using it that make complete sense. In the latter case, it was only a matter of time before AI systems began to play a role in ...