A boyfriend betrayed 17-year-old Xiaoxue, so she made an AI partner. But now the government is trying to end her relationship ...

For the past two years, much of the public conversation around romantic AI companions has centered on AI girlfriends. That ...

China implemented new rules on Wednesday to limit emotional reliance on AI companions. Major AI providers suspended custom ...

China has officially introduced new regulations targeting AI companions, banning chatbots from encouraging emotional ...

Her confidant is an AI agent on Doubao, a chatbot made by ByteDance, that Ms Yu has customised to mimic a dead friend of hers ...

With new technology expanding at a breakneck pace these days, many people are turning to AI girlfriends or virtual partners to enrich their lives and make things more entertaining. But what ...

The landscape of interactive entertainment has undergone a dramatic transformation in 2026, driven by the rise of ...

The global character-based AI agents market is forecast to grow from USD 0.55 billion in 2026 to USD 5.45 billion by 2032, at ...