Hybri virtual companion crowdfunding canceled after missing target
Hybri says it'll be back with a new campaign in the future though.
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Japan’s putting $19M into AI dating to stem population decline
As one of the fastest declining populations, with its number expected to halve by 2100, Japan’s government is resorting to tech as…
Hybri’s virtual AI companion is finally available to reserve from $49
We’ve talked quite a lot about Hybri’s mixed/augmented/virtual reality AI companion app in the last year, largely because it’s not every day…
Where virtual meets reality: AI companions pose uniquely human challenges
As more artificially intelligent companions – those with an ‘adult’ function and those without – flit around the promised horizon of our…
Hybri’s AI companion now lets you travel back in time (sort of)
It’s looking like 2021 is going to be the year of the virtual companion. You may recall, earlier in the year, we…
Hybri is a mainstream holographic companion that also knows over 50 sexual poses
Although the adult industry is usually first to embrace new technologies, it doesn’t take long for a more general use case to…
RealDoll is giving away an $8k AI-equipped sex doll
Pleasure doll maker RealDoll has launched a competition designed to showcase its latest models (in every sense) in the AI-powered RealDollX range….
Experts disagree over claims increasingly realistic sex robots will lead to psychological trauma
A new study from a team at Duke University suggests that as sex robots become more realistic, thanks to improved AI, they…
Deepfake porn is growing in popularity, as lawmakers scramble to keep up
As many as 96 percent of deepfake videos online are pornographic, with 99 percent of the people featured being female actresses and…
$300 Autoblow AI finally goes on sale, following one year of crowdfunding
It’s been a year since we took a deep look into the tech behind Autoblow AI, but it’s finally available to purchase…
Nudifier ‘x-ray app’ adds male deepfake option that costs 10x more than female images
When we spoke to DeepNude.to in August, the company said it was developing its algorithm to work on images of men. However,…
New ‘x-ray vision’ apps launch following removal of original DeepNude
You’d need to have been living under a digital rock to miss the uproar about the DeepNude app launched briefly earlier this…
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New ‘x-ray vision’ apps launch following removal of original DeepNude
107 votesYou’d need to have been living under a digital rock to miss the uproar about the DeepNude app launched briefly earlier this…
Dating appdates (Jan 2025): MaAvatar’s gamified dating in the metaverse, Hinge’s naggy AI, Thursday closes down & Bumble’s founder returns
50 votesWill metaverse spaces revolutionise online dating and shunt dating apps into internet history? Is Hinge’s new AI function going to eradicate boring…
AI image generator PromptAI is somehow now available on Apple’s App Store
38 votes22/11/2023 – Update The company behind PromptAI has now added filters to the app which attempt to prevent the creation of NSFW…
‘Explicit discussions encouraged’: Clona AI lets you talk to virtual versions of real porn stars
37 votesA new AI chatbot platform allowing you to have explicit and erotic conversations with real porn creators has launched, following a slew…
‘I’ve spotted something sus’: Calmara’s AI scans dick pics for signs of STIs
33 votesAn AI-powered web app that scans photos of penises to detect signs of STIs and abnormal conditions has launched, claiming to be…
Sex robots 101: myths, realities, and the gap between the hype and the hardware
32 votesSex robots have been headline bait for years, but the gap between tabloid fantasy and actual technology remains vast. We cut through…
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Dating appdates (Feb ’26): Grindr locks down the Olympic Village, Tinder owes $60M, and Hinge founder bails
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Apple and Google ignored own policies while nudify apps hit 700 million downloads
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Dating appdates (Jan ’26): Tea’s web return, Partiful’s Crush, Grindr’s retail ambitions
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Dating appdates (Nov ’25): China removes gay apps, Tinder tests AI matchmaking, and dogs get profiles
AI teddy bear toy pulled from sale after giving advice on bondage and sex positions
Lovense launches AI chatbots that learn your preferences and control your sex toys
Controversial ring that was supposed to catch cheaters has been quietly shelved
Pornhub says uploaded content isn’t used for training generative AI, despite terms seemingly allowing it
Miss AI competition becomes AI Woman of the Year… then gets ditched
‘We measure arousal’: AI vibrator learns your body in real-time, adapts using haptics and soundwaves
Autoblow launches ‘AI girlfriends’ that can control its toys, plus VacuGlide 2
Character.AI bans open-ended chats for under-18s as tech giants split on erotic AI
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