According to the survey results, many respondents reported engaging with AI-powered chatbots for companionship-style conversations, relationship guidance, or emotional reflection. While these ...

Conversational AI is already shaping how people regulate emotion and prepare for difficult conversations. Research suggests ...

CRAVELLE introduces CRAVE AI, a premium AI companion platform designed to support women’s emotional well-being with ...

China has released new draft rules aimed at regulating artificial intelligence systems that act and communicate like humans. The proposal targets AI tools that can form emotional connections with ...

Who said machines can’t feel? Fourier’s new “Care-bot” is here to listen, respond, and flip the script. The robotics and AI company unveiled GR-3, its first full-size “Care-bot” and the latest ...

One day while working at my outpatient private practice in Homewood, Illinois, I received a call from a high school counselor. She asked if I could see—right away—a senior and his parents in her ...

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Humans appear to be the only species clearly proven to shed tears specifically because of emotions. Elephants, primates, and dogs show behaviors and biological responses that come closest to human ...