A bipartisan bill to restrict minors’ access to AI companion chatbots is advancing to the U.S. Senate after the chamber’s Judiciary Committee voted unanimously in favor of it on Thursday.

AI companions like ElliQ and Sunny are helping older adults reduce loneliness, support independence, and boost cognitive ...

Zoom has launched AI Companion 3.0, transforming its platform from a conferencing tool into an AI-first collaboration ecosystem with agentic capabilities. The update enables autonomous task execution, ...

Interacting with an AI companion like you would a trusted friend may not seem intriguing to a parent, but researchers have found that kids are engaging with these entities at alarming rates. In fact, ...

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Roomba co-founder Colin Angle unveiled Familiar, a four-legged AI companion robot designed for emotional connection, wellness ...

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Zoom has enhanced its AI Companion with cross-platform meeting support, real-time insights, and customizable workflows, while emphasizing a privacy-first approach that avoids using customer content ...

M AKING A FRIEND is defined by the other person’s strangeness. A friend is not simply “someone who is nice to you,” because ...