A new paper from two University of Maine researchers explores the challenges and opportunities for scholars and practitioners ...

Following a survey of 2,500 workers (including executives, full-time employees, and freelancers) across multiple countries, ...

Inaccurate metaphors about the mind can cause real harm, for instance leading educators to 'train' children like algorithms.

With human guidance, AI can deliver empathy at scale—and that may be its most transformative power. Empathetic design could ...

Productivity gains from AI are only sustainable when AI augments, not replaces, human connection, purpose, and growth.

As corporations market artificial intelligence companions to more people, they expect real human relationships to suffer.

AI chatbots are becoming more popular, offering people friendship, romance and even sex. Are these 'real' relationships? What ...

Understanding the potential for AI-triggered negative feedback loops is important to shape the hybrid path as we walk it.

In the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on July 8, 2025, we discuss the growing trend of human/AI relationships and what, if any, boundaries should be put in place.

The chatbots’ appeal to kids, especially teens, is obvious. Unlike human friends, these AI companions will think all your jokes are funny. They’re programmed to be endlessly patient and to validate ...

Last month, a survey of 2,000 Gen Z respondents by AI company Joi AI found that 8 in 10 of Gen Z would marry an AI. An expert told Mashable that she wasn't surprised that people form connections with ...

A reimagining of the Glyph Interface from previous Nothing phones, Glyph Matrix is a small dot-matrix display that sits in ...