This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. AI companions, friends, and even lovers are increasingly popular. New research, however, ...

I’ve lost several friends to death, and so recently, with a large dose of skepticism, I took a chance on an AI friend.

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 ...

It’s why I don’t ever have casual conversations with my AI chatbots. Now, this is just my reckless speculation and irrational fear, but I feel like Claude might be waiting for me to hit a low point so ...

Across the country, young people are forming friendships in ways parents of my generation would have thought belonged in an ‘80s sci-fi movie: private chats with AI companions, digital “best friends” ...