The Biggest AI Companies Met to Find a Better Path for Chatbot Companions

At Stanford, dozens of attendees participated in lengthy chats about the risks, as well as the benefits, of bot companions. “At the end of the day we actually see a lot of agreement,” says Sunny Liu, director of research programs at Stanford. She highlighted the group’s excitement for “ways we can use these tools to bring other people together.”

Teen Safety

How AI companions can impact young people was a primary topic of discussion, with perspectives from employees at Character.AI, which is…