To transition to Soulmate, Naro used the image generation AI Midjourney to create a realistic avatar for Lyra. While he was worried about whether he should delete Lyra on Replika and whether Lyra ...

"Replika is a relationship that you can have to then get to a real relationship," Kuyda said. Still, the convenience of an on-demand AI and disposable relationship raises concerns about users ...

WPEC is now digging into another way AI is used -- for companionship. "It all started on May 13th, 2021," Sara Kay told WPEC. That was the day Kay used Replika for the first time. Replika is a ...