An upstate New Yorker developed a deep emotional attachment to ChatGPT, spending $900 trying to “free” it, before realizing it was a delusion. Experts warn AI relationships exploit loneliness, ...

New research suggests AI chatbots can generate responses people rate as more empathetic than humans, raising questions about emotional intelligence in machines.

Influencer Suellen Carey has revealed how she realised she was digisexual after she formed a connection with an AI chatbot.

Some people who say AI chatbots upended their lives and the lives of their loved ones, are now turning to each other for ...

Deep conversations with AI chatbots can feel emotionally close, according to new psychology research on human bonding and social connection.

Jim Steyer of Common Sense Media is warning that artificial intelligence companion tools "are not safe for kids under 18" as ...

Parents around the world are raising new concerns about artificial intelligence, not over homework help or productivity tools ...

Talking to AI bots can lead to unhealthy emotional attachments or even breaks with reality. Some people affected by chatbot ...

A legislative proposal would stop artificial intelligence platforms like ChatGPT from developing emotional relationships with people online, encouraging suicide or murder, or offering mental ...

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The best AI chatbots of 2026: I tested ChatGPT, Copilot, and others to find the top tools around ...