Last year left a tough act to follow in terms of film releases. From “A Complete Unknown” to “We Live in Time,” there was ...

AI designed to mimic human interaction can exploit weaknesses in our minds and emotions—with catastrophic consequences.

A 14-year-old boy’s suicide following a romantic relationship with an AI companion raised national alarms about the dangers these relationships may pose to young people’s mental and emotional ...

A number of female industry leaders and entrepreneurs took to the DeepFest stage, championing the sector’s drive for gender ...

Blending horror and dark comedy, "Companion" explores the idea of control, gender dynamics and the illusion of perfect love.

“Companion” plays upon standard horror tropes like the “final girl,” the clever female character that lives at the end of the story. However, the film injects this narrative with a sci-fi twist that ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Anna Mae Duane, University of Connecticut (THE CONVERSATION) Teenagers are falling ...

These teens were among the tens of millions of people who use AI chatbot companions, a number that market forecasters expect to dramatically increase by the end of the decade. For centuries ...