China implemented new rules on Wednesday to limit emotional reliance on AI companions. Major AI providers suspended custom ...

For the past two years, much of the public conversation around romantic AI companions has centered on AI girlfriends. That ...

China has drawn a regulatory line around AI companions, chatbots, and virtual friends, and the deadline to comply is less than three months away. On April 10, 2026, five of China’s most powerful ...

China has introduced sweeping new regulations aimed at AI companion apps, placing strict limits on virtual 'boyfriends' and ...

Imagine a world where, with the click of a button, you could describe the exact qualities you're looking for in a romantic or sexual partner—and instantly begin interacting with them. They’d be ...