A recent study by researchers at the Oxford Internet Institute and Google DeepMind warned that as AI assistants become more integrated with the lives of people, they will become psychologically irreplaceable. — Pixabay
AI companions programmed to forge emotional bonds are no longer confined to movie scripts. They are here, operating in a regulatory Wild West.
One app, Botify AI, recently drew scrutiny for featuring avatars of young actors sharing "hot photos" in sexually charged chats. The dating app Grindr, meanwhile, is developing AI partners that can flirt, sext and maintain digital relationships with paid users, according to Platformer, a tech industry newsletter.
