Mark Zuckerberg thinks maybe it’s time you send an AI bot a friend request. Last week, the Meta CEO sat down for an hour-long ...

While Zuckerberg envisions a future where AI can replace friendships, experts caution that machines cannot replace the depth ...

They can be complicated and messy, but a good friendship is worth it, since, as Aristotle said, "without friends no one would ...

Mark Zuckerberg has declared he wants AI friends to outnumber human companions as the Meta CEO outlined his grim vision for ...

I think it’s like 15 friends or something, right?” While Zuckerberg doesn’t argue that AI can replace actual friends, he does say it can get people longing for “connectivity” closer to ...

Because they are less enmeshed in existing structures, teenagers tend to be more willing to play around with new technology – ...

In an interview with Dwarkesh Patel, Mark Zuckerberg said that AI friends wouldn’t replace in-person connections. But experts disagree. How can AI friends or companions impact loneliness?

Jack Clark, cofounder of Anthropic, says he's "annoyed" he can't buy an AI companion for his own child.

Facebook exacerbated loneliness. Meta is on a mission to make America even lonelier.

Chris Pelkey, 37, was fatally shot in November 2021 during a road rage incident in Chandler, Arizona. On May 1, his AI ...