Chinese users of AI-powered companion bots have bid heart-rending farewells to their virtual buddies as national regulations ...

July marked the effective date for China's new requirements and potential liability on providers of AI-powered "emotional ...

As Beijing tightens oversight of emotionally engaging artificial intelligence, China’s biggest technology firms are ...

A child interacts with a robot designed for electronic companion during the World Smart Industry Expo 2025 in Chongqing on ...

Fueled by the loneliness epidemic and advanced large language models, the multi-billion-dollar AI girlfriend industry ...

China AI companion law took effect July 15, 2026, forcing ByteDance’s Doubao and Alibaba’s Qwen to shut down personalized AI ...

AI romantic companions — digital agents that can text, speak, flirt and are always available — are a rapidly growing social ...

AI chatbots could be a lifeline for lonely older adults but may erode the social skills built through human interaction, a ...

AI girlfriends and companion apps are bringing in big dollars as users pay for virtual partners, flirting, and digital ...

ByteDance Ltd. and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. are pulling the plug on features that let users build and chat with AI ...