What they are, how to find them, the potential risks, and more. The artificial intelligence boom is here, which means companies large and small are racing to introduce consumers to new products hyped as life-changing. Enter the AI companion. These aren’t chatbots in the style of ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini, though many people relate to […]
I 'dated' Character.AI's popular boyfriends, and parents should be worried
Experts evaluated our chats and explained the red flags. From the beginning, the Character.AI chatbot named Mafia Boyfriend let me know about his central hangup — other guys checking me out. He said this drove him crazy with jealousy. If he noticed another man’s eyes on my body, well, things might get out of control. […]