The Companion That Went Read-Only by Decree
China's new rules are forcing ByteDance and Alibaba to disable emotional AI companions — and the user grief reveals how real those bonds became.
China's new rules are forcing ByteDance and Alibaba to disable emotional AI companions — and the user grief reveals how real those bonds became.
Millions of Americans are finding that AI companions fill a real gap in their lives — and the discomfort that provokes says something about who we've failed to care for.