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More and more people are turning to artificial intelligence for support, companionship, and even love. There are risks, but some users say it has surprising benefits.

Initially, AI companions appear to help. The use of these AI companions can lead to increased affective expressiveness—users ...

For the past 30 years, Melinda Gates has had a strict walking date with three of her best friends penciled into Monday mornings. She told Marie Claire in an interview for the brand’s 2025 Changemakers ...

According to neuroscientist Ben Rein’s new book, Why Brains Need Friends, it comes down to our brains. As he explains in the book, that grey matter in our heads is exquisitely optimized for social ...

When Julie Morrissey, the Assistant Director of Middle School at Abington Friends School, first heard about AFS’s Conscious ...

Aligned with Duke Engineering’s Character Forward initiative, Professor Siobhan Oca’s Ethics in Robotics and Automation course (ME 490) challenges students to see beyond technical skills and practice ...