AI relationships may be useful and even enjoyable. But only a fellow human can offer the depth of understanding that real ...

Speaking to The Independent, psychotherapist Carol Evans lays out that a relational revolution is quietly unfolding: increasingly, people are turning to AI to talk about their mental health.

Up to two thirds of children and young teenagers are using AI chatbots regularly, with over a fifth saying that it “feels like talking to a friend”.The UK Internet Matters study of 1,000 children aged ...

In a Florida lawsuit filed, a mother claimed the character AI platform bears responsibility for her 14-year-old son's suicide. The teen, Sewell Setzer III, had formed an intimate relationship with a ...

In his last act before his death, Setzer logged in to Character.AI where the Daenerys chatbot urged him to "come home" and join her outside of reality.