Many of AI chatbot Replika's users say they have romantic feelings for their bot companions — here's how it works

US Markets Loading... h m s Chevron icon It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options. Homepage Newsletters Log in Subscribe Tech Samantha Delouya 2023-02-09T17:45:45Z The introduction of OpenAI's ChatGPT has set off an AI arms race among big tech companies. Replika is an AI chatbot that has elicited strong romantic feelings in many users. Here is everything you need to know about Replika, including recent controversy the app has attracted. Advertisement Recent advancements in artificial intelligence tools have been the source of both worry and excitement in the tech community. The introduction of ChatGPT, an AI chatbot from OpenAI, in November has sparked an AI race among big tech companies.Microsoft, Google, and Apple have all stepped up their effortsin AI after the introduction of ChatGPT. Advertisement In another corner of the internet, a company called Luka has had its own AI chatbot product, called Replika, on the market since 2016....