AI is finally delivering the productivity gains long promised. But something else is quietly slipping away: our connection to one another. While many conversations about AI fixate on job loss, new ...

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

Should we say please and thank you to Siri and Alexa? Sure, it sounds a little nutty to extend courtesy to machines. We don’t ...

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

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

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.

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

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

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 ...

More information: Fan Yang et al, Using attachment theory to conceptualize and measure the experiences in human-AI relationships, Current Psychology (2025). DOI: 10.1007/s12144-025-07917-6.

Human-AI interactions are well understood in terms of trust and companionship. However, the role of attachment and experiences in such relationships is not entirely clear. In a new breakthrough ...