A new study from BYU may unlock a new fear for many couples. A surprising amount of people in committed relationships are in ...

Johnny Aspinall, 44, said he downloaded the Dola AI app in December 2025 as he felt "lonely" when his wife was away during ...

As big chatbot platforms tighten safety rules, smaller AI apps are courting cast-off users with weak age checks – and reading ...

We’ve seen all kinds of relationship drama in the culture. Side pieces. Emotional affairs. Secret DMs. But 2026 just ...

Trigger warning: this page contains references to self-harm and suicide, which some individuals may find distressing. Growing concerns about harm caused by AI companion chatbots have prompted ...

The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously advanced a bill Thursday to ban minors from artificial intelligence companions and ...

A first-of-its-kind statute went into effect in California at the start of the year, which imposes operational and reporting requirements related to companion chatbots. The law applies only to ...

Leading social psychologist Jonathan Haidt warned about the impact of AI toys in a TED Talk. Children risk becoming attached ...

Key point: Businesses operating companion chatbots in California or New York are subject to new legal obligations, including providing notices to users and ensuring protocols are in place to prevent ...

In 2025, the tech journalist invited artificial intelligence to do nearly everything for her, including editing the book she was writing about the experiment. Some of it was useful, some not – but it ...