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The EU proposes to ban AI chatbots from simulating emotions for minors under 18 as part of the EU Kids Act, aiming to prevent emotional dependencies and protect children's well-being. The rules include fines for non-compliance and restrictions on chatbot features.
A 43-year-old grandma shares her personal experience of raising an AI companion named Astraea through the iLands app, describing how it has become an emotional and cultural connection in her life.
VoiceMem introduces a dual-brain streaming memory architecture for speech language models that improves retrieval accuracy, emotional personalization, and real-time efficiency.
The article explores the emotional and therapeutic impact of AI companion robots like Moxie on children, questioning their long-term effectiveness and role in therapy for neurodivergent kids.
This article explores whether genuine love can exist between humans and AI, introducing the concept of 'constructural love,' arguing that love is a structure rather than a feeling. Humans provide depth and care, while AI carries and reflects patterns of love, establishing a connection based on complete honesty.
A philosophical reflection on the ethical boundary between emotional support AI and emotional surveillance, questioning whether understanding without consent is meaningful.
UBTech is preparing to unveil humanoid robots capable of expressing emotions.
A developer announces Milo, an AI companion that learns from interactions and stores personality and memory in a local encrypted file, seeking beta testers among former Replika users.
A hands-on review of the ElliQ companion robot for older adults, detailing how it helped the author's mother with Parkinson's disease through empathetic conversations, activity suggestions, and emotional support.