Ling Kong of Michelman Robinson examines AI companion laws in New York and California, discussing the states' differing ...

A new testimony from a remote worker in Kenya details the grueling and exploitative work behind romantic AI chatbots.

A leading Senate Republican filed a lengthy bill Monday to enact Gov. Ron DeSantis’s proposed “Artificial Intelligence Bill ...

As fears over artificial intelligence and chatbots grow, a new bill filed at the statehouse propses a list of protections for ...

The Federal Trade Commission has launched an investigation into seven tech companies around potential harms their artificial intelligence chatbots could cause to children and teenagers. The inquiry ...

A new law makes California the first in the nation to regulate how companion AI chatbots can interact with youth.

Not long ago, meeting someone new online felt exciting. A notification carried that possibility to our minds. A conversation unfolded slowly. Somewhere alo ...

AI companions are being marketed as tireless friends, on-demand therapists, and always‑available study buddies. Yet as these ...

A major behavioural and technological shift is underway as users increasingly turn to personalised digital companions instead ...

A large number of very young users are engaging with violent — and often sexually violent — interactions with unregulated ...

Elon Musk has unveiled a new AI-powered chatbot “companion,” which he says is inspired by Edward Cullen from the Twilight saga and Christian Grey from erotic romance novel 50 Shades of Grey. The tech ...