At first glance, Razer Ava may have come off as just a cheeky AI waifu that sits on your desk and performs some of the simpler AI functions a user might ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Friendly robots, the ones people love to love, are quirky: R2-D2, C-3PO, WALL-E, BB-8, Marvin, Roz and Baymax. They’re emotional, prone to panic or bossy, empathetic and able to ...
For International Women's Day, Dr. Maja Matarić and Dr. Tania Morimoto discussed their current robotics research and student development.
From the daily newsletter: people are turning to digital companions as antidotes to loneliness—confiding in them, finding sexual gratification, and even “marrying” them.
Razer's vice president of software Quyen Quach unveils new features for AI companion AVA, including fully agentic ...
The Large Language Models that generate chatbots’ responses do so by mimicking the speech of users’ prompts input, essentially repeating back everything it thinks the user wants to hear. As a result, ...
After Chouwa Liang found herself nurturing feelings for an AI chatbot, she began searching for young Chinese women experiencing the same thing.
Our Modern Manners columnist offers advice on what to do if your partner’s bond with an AI companion is affecting your relationship.
Artificial intelligence and robotics are no longer experimental fields confined to research labs. They are shaping economies, redefining industries, and influencing daily life at global scale. Behind ...
As chatbots grow more conversational, some users are forming emotional bonds with AI, raising questions about the future of human–machine intimacy.
Belinda Dennett and Liesl Yearsley both realise the power of AI to reshape the economy and society, and have flung themselves ...
Multiple wide-ranging transportation packages still have to be hammered out between the Florida House and Senate with just over a week remaining in the regular session.