The synthetic social network is coming
Between ChatGPT’s surprisingly human voice and Meta’s AI characters, our feeds may be about to change forever
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'Better than real men': Young Chinese women turn to AI boyfriends
Users say they are driven by a desire for companionship because China's fast pace of life and urban isolation make loneliness an issue for many.
AI Chatbot Brains Are Going Inside Robot Bodies. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
The effort to give robots AI brains is revealing big practical challenges—and bigger ethical concerns