Many teens are forming emotional connections with AI companions because they feel lonely, curious, or want a place to feel heard. These tools can seem comforting, but they may share unsafe advice, ...

But a Chinese expert warns it could lead to mass unemployment, polarisation, reduction in marriage rates and ‘erosion of ...

ABC News' Chief Investigative Correspondent Aaron Katersky spoke with a mother who described the differences she saw after ...

The bipartisan GUARD Act would criminalize exploitative AI interactions with children and require companies to disclose when ...

Ina Fried, chief technology correspondent at Axios, joins us to talk about Moxie, an AI companion robot for kids ages 5 to 10. The robot uses the same technology that powers chatbots like Chat GPT. It ...

The draft legislation would require AI companies that make chatbot companions to institute a strict age-verification process.

Companion robots enhanced with artificial intelligence may one day help alleviate the loneliness epidemic, suggests a new report from researchers at Auckland, Duke, and Cornell Universities. Their ...

The US will weigh a ban on children’s access to companion bots, as two senators announced bipartisan legislation Tuesday that ...