Artificial intelligence systems are, in many people's minds, synonymous with the future. From 2001: A Space Odyssey to I, Robot, when people have looked forward, they've imagined AI as an integral ...

The AI platform Replika markets itself as a “friend with no judgement, drama or social anxiety involved”. Journalist Elle Hunt explores just how complicated a relationship with a chatbot can get… ...

Today, I had the opportunity to interview Eugenia Kuyda, the female CEO and founder, of Replika, a company started in 2017, which is well known for its innovation in virtual companions. We had a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The app has a couple of ways to interact with your Replika, and the “chat” function seemed the easiest way to get going. Basically ...