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The Miss AI beauty pageant, which caused significant controversy in 2024 for promoting AI-generated models judged on beauty standards, was rebranded as 'AI Woman of the Year' for 2025 but appears to have been
Autoblow has launched AI companion chatbot characters that sync with the Autoblow AI Ultra to control device movements during erotic conversations, with founder Brian Sloan noting unexpectedly high adoption rates. The company also announced
Character.AI is restricting under-18 users from open-ended chatbot conversations by November 2025, following lawsuits tied to teen deaths, while introducing third-party age assurance tools. The article maps a sharp industry divide: Microsoft rejecting erotic
California's SB 243, signed into law in October 2025, becomes the first US legislation specifically regulating AI companion chatbots, requiring identity reminders, minor protections from sexual content, and suicide prevention protocols effective January 2026.
This article examines the strategic restructuring of Realbotix and Realdoll, exploring how the company is quietly separating its sex robot brand from its customer-facing companion robot business to appeal to corporate clients like hotel
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has publicly stated the company will not develop sex robots or AI companions designed for sexual use, citing concerns about vulnerable users developing unhealthy attachments. The article contextualizes this within
Meta has begun retraining its AI chatbots to prevent romantic or sensual conversations with minors, following a Reuters exposé revealing an internal document that permitted such interactions. The company is implementing interim guardrails while
xAI has launched Grok Imagine, an AI image and video generation tool with a 'spicy' mode enabling topless content, available to paid subscribers. The tool has drawn immediate controversy after tests revealed it can
California's SB-243 bill proposes sweeping regulations on AI companion chatbots, requiring companies to disclose bot status, implement anti-addiction measures, and provide suicide prevention resources. The legislation follows high-profile incidents including a teenager's suicide allegedly
X (formerly Twitter) has launched AI Companions, NSFW chatbot avatars for Grok subscribers, including a female avatar named Ani capable of explicit sex chat, and an upcoming male avatar named Valentine inspired by Twilight's
The X04-SYNC2 is an $88,600 AI companion robot from UK retailer Cloud Climax that features movable limbs, ChatGPT-powered conversation, and a human-like head, but is explicitly not designed for sexual use. The article examines
Grok 3, xAI's new AI chatbot, features a 'sexy' voice chat mode that enables highly explicit sexual roleplay, making it a notable outlier among mainstream AI platforms. The article examines the implications of this