Italy fined Replika $5.6 million for GDPR breaches, exposing major AI privacy risks in 2025 – data misuse, surveillance, ...

At a time when concerns about artificial intelligence are making headlines, an unusual love story is unfolding in New York.

Replika has since launched to the public as a tool to help isolated or bereaved users find companionship. Men are training their AI girlfriend to take their abuses — such as belittling ...

People using Replika's AI friend app are mostly 35-plus, the company's CEO said. Replika offers AI avatars for companionship. Some users have formed deep relationships with them. The CEO said the ...

Tech ethics organizations have filed an FTC complaint against the AI companion app Replika, alleging that the company employs deceptive marketing to target vulnerable potential users and ...

Replika has long garnered a reputation for allowing users to create AI partners, fulfilling their needs not only on an emotional level, but a sexual one, too. The AI chatbot company has a massive ...

As AI has gotten smarter, more pervasive and more human-like, chatbots are taking off. Companies like Replika and character.ai invite users to create personalized digital confidants that people can ...

maker of Character.AI, Chai Research Corp. and Luka, Inc., maker of chatbot service Replika — requests information on safety measures and how the companies train their AI models. While more ...