The fallout over Kumma the bear, a stuffed toy initially powered by ChatGPT and designed to interact with children, began in November.

Razer doesn't know exactly what it's creating, but it still wants you to put money down on its desktop AI gadget.

People using AI chatbots are experiencing unhealthy emotional attachments or breaks with reality. Now a group of affected people are turning to each other for support.

Of the Ava AI tube, “Did you say to your team, ‘I want a holographic anime waifu on my desk’? You say the metric is ‘what we want.’ Who was like, ‘I want this’?” asks Patel. Tan then launches into a ...

At some point in time, we’re going to see so much slop out there that we’re going to crave for really great art.' ...

Gen Z women in China are all in on digital companionship—even setting up dates with real-world versions of their AI ...

The issue was discussed at a briefing Wednesday for the Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection. Officials from ...

Measuring the spread of AI is not straightforward. One method, used by researchers at Microsoft, is to identify the share of ...

At last year's CES, gaming lifestyle company Razer introduced Project AVA, an AI esports coach concept that was just a ...

On January 2, 2026, AI streamer “Neuro-sama” hit #1 on live boards on Twitch, the world’s biggest live-streaming platform. The AI reached 162,459 active subscribers, surpassing its biological ...

At first glance, on an individual level, these AI companions can serve a genuine purpose. For some, they offer comfort during periods of loneliness or isolation. Others may use them as safe spaces for ...