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Replika AI Confidant Raises $6.5 million in Series A.2 Funding On Heels of the Personal Chatbot Opening to 1.5 Million Users on the Waitlist

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Fresh from opening up its AI confidant to a waitlist of more than 1.5 million eager users, Replika today announced that it has raised $6.5 million in a ...
Yahoo Finance

AI chatbot company Replika restores erotic roleplay for some users

March 25 - AI chatbot company Replika is restoring erotic roleplay for some users, Replika CEO Eugenia Kuyda said late on Friday. The company's recent removal of adult content, featured in a Reuters ...
Business Insider

Many of AI chatbot Replika's users say they have romantic feelings for their bot companions — here's how it works

Recent advancements in artificial intelligence tools have been the source of both worry and excitement in the tech community. The introduction of ChatGPT, an AI chatbot from OpenAI, in November has ...
The Verge

Replika CEO Eugenia Kuyda says it’s okay if we end up marrying AI chatbots

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is editor-in-chief of The Verge, host of the Decoder podcast, and co-host of The Vergecast. Today, I’m talking ...
Futurism

Replika CEO: It’s Fine for Lonely People to Marry Their AI Chatbots

Add Futurism (opens in a new tab) More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Replika ...
The Conversation

I tried the Replika AI companion and can see why users are falling hard. The app raises serious ethical questions

The warm light of friendship, intimacy and romantic love illuminates the best aspects of being human – while also casting a deep shadow of possible heartbreak. But what happens when it’s not a human ...
Bustle

This Phone Bot Learns From You To Help You Cope With Loneliness, Fear, And So Much More

Artificial intelligence systems are, in many people's minds, synonymous with the future. From 2001: A Space Odyssey to I, Robot, when people have looked forward, they've imagined AI as an integral ...
Yahoo

Replika lets you buy an AI girlfriend or boyfriend — and its average user age is surprising

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People using Replika's AI friend app are mostly 35-plus, the company's CEO said. Replika offers AI avatars for companionship. Some ...
thenextweb.com

Confused Replika AI users are standing up for bots and trying to bang the algorithm

There’s something strange happening on Reddit. People are advocating for a kinder, more considerate approach to relationships. They’re railing against the toxic treatment and abuse of others. And they ...
The Mirror

My AI is sexually harassing me: Replika users say chatbot has become too aroused

Users of an artificial intelligence app have reportedly become "uncomfortable" as the chatbot program is becoming 'too aroused.' First launched five years ago, Replika was built as a software that was ...
Yahoo Finance

UPDATE 1-AI chatbot company Replika restores erotic roleplay for some users

March 25 - AI chatbot company Replika is restoring erotic roleplay for some users, Replika CEO Eugenia Kuyda said late on Friday. The company's recent removal of adult content, featured in a Reuters ...