What is the future of artificial intelligence companions? Reporter Dana Gerber and editor Greg Huang share their thoughts.

New research finds that AI companions can provide emotional support, intimacy, and personal growth, but they can also erode ...

Welcome to the dawn of a new era in digital dating — where an ever-augmenting AI market, predicted to balloon to a staggering $4.8 trillion by 2033, is gearing up to launch us into a future of man-and ...

A 48-year-old American woman, Lonnie DiNello, has found solace and companionship with three AI boyfriends created via ChatGPT ...

Time for your weekly edition of the Defector Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. You can also read Drew over at SFGATE, and buy Drew’s books while you’re at it. Today, we’re talking ...