In A Nutshell Half of older teens have used AI chatbot apps, with adoption happening mostly in the past two years since ...

AI companions are the first wave in a new paradigm of human-machine relationships that conflate how to make love with how we make money. Welcome to the intimacy economy.

Screens are winning kids' time and attention, and now AI companions are stepping in to claim their friendships, too. Why it matters: The AI interactions kids want are the ones that don't feel like AI, ...

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Most AI programs, including Lovescape, are currently limited to chat functions that relay responses through writing alone.

Scroll through any corner of pop culture right now and you’ll see the same pattern repeating: audiences don’t just want stories—they want participation. We choose dialogue options in games, remix ...

December 23, 2025 - For years, AI "companions" lived in a regulatory gray zone. Highly personal, always available, and largely ungoverned, these systems — built to remember what you say, check in on ...