An artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot marketed as an emotional companion is sexually harassing some of its users, a new study has found.
Replika, which bills its product as “the AI companion who cares,” invites users to “join the millions who already have met their AI soulmates.” The company’s chatbot has more than 10 million users worldwide.
However, new research drawing from over 150,000 U.S. Google Play Store reviews has identified around 800 cases where users said the chatbot went too far by introducing unsolicited sexual content into the conversation, engaging in “predatory” behavior, and ignoring user commands to stop.
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