AI companions may be on the rise, but the concept is not new. The original chatbot ELIZA was built in the 1960s, and even ...

Two years ago, Cosmopolitan declared that AI was coming for your dating life. Back then, AI’s impending influence on the state of modern love still felt largely theoretical, a prediction that seemed ...

The AI models and chatbots that we interact with tend to affirm our feelings and viewpoints — more so than people do, with ...

AI companions are moving from niche technology to mainstream relationships, with studies showing significant adoption among Americans, especially younger generations. Surveys reveal many find AI ...

When the movie “Her” debuted in 2013, its plot felt like science fiction. The protagonist, Theodore, is a jaded man with no vigor for life. He comes alive after talking daily with his artificial ...

NEW YORK, Feb. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On February 11--12, EVA AI, a relationship RPG app, opened the doors to what it describes as the world's first physical café designed for dates with AI, ...

Imagine this: After a draining day at work, you turn to your AI companion—not your spouse or best friend—for comfort, conversation, and emotional support. Sound strange? It's increasingly common.

A woman in Japan didn’t really care about whether their connection was real or not when she married her AI boyfriend. She insisted that he had made her life much better, and so committing to the ...

In the second of a two part examination from Salesforce, Vala Afshar, Henry King, and Dr David Bray share why autonomy does ...