All ESO classes are viable for players who are just starting in 2026, but some of them are way more flexible and easier to ...

Fellow Amelia Miller is featured in a New Yorker piece on A.I. companions, personalized chatbots fueled by the past decade's advances in machine learning. Miller, whose work focuses on artificial ...

Within two days of launching its AI companions in July 2025, Elon Musk’s xAI chatbot app Grok became the most popular app in Japan. Companion chatbots are more powerful and seductive than ever. Users ...

Young people are increasingly using AI companions. They can be useful, up to a point. AI companions are designed to keep young people engaged. We’ll talk about the risks and benefits with UW ...

Parents are starting to ask us questions about artificial intelligence. Not about homework help or writing tools, but about emotional attachment. More specifically, about AI companions that talk, ...

BitCraft has a small new update, Coconuts and Companions, adding some new questlines to help you add a few more items to your collection, a handful of new house customization options, and 19 new ...

The Elder Scrolls Online’s new in-game event, Heart’s Week, is coming to reflect some of the love and spirit of adventuring together, including with companions. And, of course, to earn some new ...

People are forging intimate relationships with chatbots—and maybe they shouldn’t. Chatbots are skilled at crafting sophisticated dialogue and mimicking empathetic behavior. They never get tired of ...

Have you ever chatted with an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot? I don’t mean to help with a task at work, but as a companion, a friend, or a therapist. Have you asked for advice in an argument or ...