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Digital addiction is spiraling out of control as people attempt to combat loneliness by falling in love with AI girlfriends, a top psychologist has warned.

Grindr, the popular gay dating app, is planning to introduce an AI boyfriend feature that can sext and have ongoing relationships with users, trained on previously private messages between users with their consent. The move aims to boost revenue by putting some free features behind a paywall and offering new AI-powered paid...

Elon Musk’s new AI chatbot Grok, designed to summarize trending news on X (formerly Twitter), has been making up fake news stories based on jokes and sarcastic comments from users. In one high-profile incident, Grok falsely accused NBA star Klay Thompson of vandalizing houses with bricks, seemingly misunderstanding basketball...

If you could speak to a dead loved one again, would you? AI chatbots offer people that opportunity – but new research shows this can have devastating effects...

Scarlett Johansson’s iconic portrayal of Samantha, an AI voice assistant, in “Her” has set a precedent for AI companions in media. However, the actress is now embroiled in a controversy with OpenAI, which allegedly created a voice for its ChatGPT system that sounds eerily similar to her own. Johansson claims that she was...

On this week’s So You Think You’re an Adult, a woman asked for some advice after she discovered her husband has an AI girlfriend.

As more people turn to artificial intelligence (AI) for companionship, concerns are growing about the potential pitfalls of these relationships. While AI friends offer the appeal of constant support and availability, experts warn that they may foster selfish and abusive dynamics, perpetuate a moral vacuum, and distort users’...

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The new $70 Raspberry Pi AI Kit, featuring the Hailo-8L AI acceleration module, brings impressive AI processing power of 13 trillion operations per second to the compact and low-power Raspberry Pi platform. This affordable and accessible AI hardware opens up exciting possibilities for enthusiasts and makers to experiment with...

Abstract: The creation of high-fidelity, digital versions of human heads is an important stepping stone in the process of further integrating virtual components into our everyday lives. Constructing such avatars is a challenging research problem, due to a high demand for photo-realism and real-time rendering performance. In this...

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Researchers at Arizona State University’s speech lab conducted an analysis comparing the voice of actress Scarlett Johansson to OpenAI’s now-pulled “Sky” personal assistant, and found that Johansson’s voice bears a striking resemblance to Sky, with a similarity rating of over 98% compared to 600 other professional...

AI apps can help autistic people practice social skills. But algorithms are no substitute for human relationships, experts say

Robotics experts argue that AI technology could help alleviate loneliness. New research suggests that AI companionship can offer social interaction and help people practice social skills, breaking the cycle of loneliness....

The lack of mental health care access for Black women is a pressing issue, with only 4% of US psychologists being Black. This scarcity of culturally competent therapists can make it difficult for Black women to find professionals who understand their unique experiences and challenges. However, a new AI-powered chatbot designed...

The author acknowledges that AI-based relationships, such as those offered by Replika, may provide a sense of intimacy and companionship for those who struggle to form connections in real life, possibly even helping to alleviate loneliness and assisting in finding long-term relationships. However, the author is conflicted about...

Baidu CEO Robin Li believes AGI development is still over 10 years away;...