Putting language capabilities in a companion doll, especially ones as prone to hallucination and weirdness as ChatGPT, means they might take a high dive straight into the uncanny valley.

M3GAN’s more than just a toy. She’s part of the family. At least that’s what roboticist Gemma (Allison Williams) believes about her artificial intelligence-powered creation before the doll ...

Your family and friends — all cartoon dolls in packaging with their favorite accessories. It’s the latest social media trend that uses artificial intelligence.

The New York State budget introduces AI restrictions, requiring companion bots to detect self-harm and notify users of non-human interactions.

Habubu would be the first artificial intelligence contestant in the show’s global franchise, signalling a new era in reality ...

In the past decade, the companion industry has undergone a silent revolution. What was once a rudimentary inflatable doll has evolved into a sophisticated product with a complex market, driven by ...

One of the new laws would require a disclaimer at the beginning of an interaction with an AI bot and every three hours after that, that the artificial companion is not a real human.

"Companion," in theaters Jan. 31, is a surprising and suspenseful robot thriller with relevant social commentary on both AI and misogyny.

The killer doll has been rebuilt and is moving from the winter to the summer in "M3GAN 2.0" the sequel to the viral hit film.

‘Companion’ Review: Smarter Than ‘M3GAN,’ but Still No ‘Ex Machina,’ Sophie Thatcher’s AI-Themed Thriller Makes for a Clever Late-January Surprise Debuting director Drew Hancock ...

Companion, produced by the team behind Barbarian, opens with a prologue that’s a neat homage to a fembot classic, 1975’s The Stepford Wives, and its famous supermarket sequence.

‘Companion’ Review: Are Horror Audiences Ready to Root for an AI Final Girl? Sophie Thatcher gives a fun performance as an android who rebels against the toxic man who bought her.