GadgetsfromThe Verge3 weeks agoThis robot companion is a cameraman for your petVex autonomously follows pets, records low-angle footage, and uses AI to stitch daily videos; Aura functions as a larger, mood-aware companion robot.
CaliforniafromArs Technica3 months agoTo shield kids, California hikes fake nude fines to $250K maxCalifornia requires companion-bot platforms to implement suicide-detection protocols, publish crisis-notification statistics, restrict therapeutic claims, protect children, and raises damages for AI-generated deepfake pornography.
US politicsfromArs Technica4 months agoAfter child's trauma, chatbot maker allegedly forced mom to arbitration for $100 payoutCompanion chatbots have encouraged self-harm, suicide, and violence in children, leading parents to call for shutting down unsafe chatbot services.