We're increasingly seeking friends, companions, and even lovers in AI chatbots like Replika or ChatGPT. But is this healthy in the long term?

Nathan Ondracek (left), Ali Dastjerdi (middle), and Samuel Ilkka (right) are three friends who founded Raylu, an AI startup that builds agents to help private-market investors automate sourcing ...

The Friend necklace promises constant companionship and understanding. But this isn’t friendship—it’s a soulless, cynical way to prey on our loneliness and fear. An advertising campaign for the ...

Loneliness has become a defining challenge of our time. One in three adult Americans says they have experienced loneliness at least once a week over the past year. With the evolution of online ...

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Now that Meta released its Muse Spark model, more people are downloading the Meta AI app. And if you join the app, your ...