Age verification: A Decade of Coverage
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Artificial Intimacy
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Image-based abuse: tracking the law, the tech, and the gap between them
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Analysis Razer AVA is a gaming AI companion in a jar, and yes, people will fall in love with it
Razer's upcoming AVA hologram AI companion device features anime-style characters with an always-on camera and microphone, positioned as a gaming assistant but widely perceived as an AI companionship product with intimacy implications. The article
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News MyLovely.ai data breach allegedly leaks 70,000 explicit user prompts, company says nothing ‘critical’ was exposed
MyLovely.ai, an adult AI companion platform, allegedly suffered a data breach exposing over 106,000 users' email addresses, account details, and approximately 70,000 explicit chat prompts. The company's dismissive response claiming nothing 'critical' was leaked
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Roundup Dating appdates (Apr’ 26): height verification, AI interventions, and Bumble’s big reinvention
A monthly roundup of April 2026 dating app news covering height verification via LiDAR on Tenr, Canadian research into AI-mediated social skills interventions for chronically single men, Bumble's AI-heavy relaunch, Tinder's expanded compulsory face
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Analysis EnjoyMeNow puts AR performers on your phone browser, no app or account required
EnjoyMeNow is a browser-based AR sex experience for phones and tablets that requires no app, account, or download, using CGI characters that respond to hand movements via the device camera. The article examines whether
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News AI companion apps with 150 million downloads shipped with security so bad hackers could read your sexts
A security audit by Oversecured found 14 critical vulnerabilities across 17 AI companion chatbot apps with over 150 million combined downloads, including hardcoded credentials and exposed cloud databases that could allow hackers to access
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News OpenAI’s erotic chatbot is coming, but its age verification isn’t great, insiders say
OpenAI's forthcoming adult ChatGPT mode will offer text-only erotic content described as 'smut rather than pornography', with a design philosophy aimed at nudging users toward real-world relationships. The rollout is complicated by an internal
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News AI sex robot heads are getting cheaper: meet Jiggly Joy’s Aura
Jiggly Joy has launched Aura, an AI sex robot head unit priced at $2,699, positioning it as an affordable entry point into AI-integrated companion technology. The article contextualizes Aura within a broader market trend
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News Lovense launching AI sex robot that can control sex toys remotely
Lovense has announced an AI-powered sex robot called Emily, set for release in Q1 2027 at a price of $4,000–$8,000, with $200 waitlist deposits now being accepted. The robot features touch-responsive sensors, AI conversation
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News Lovense launches AI chatbots that learn your preferences and control your sex toys
Lovense has launched an AI companion chatbot feature within its Remote app that learns user preferences through text conversations and directly controls connected sex toys based on mood and tone. The feature allows users
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News Miss AI competition becomes AI Woman of the Year… then gets ditched
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
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News Character.AI bans open-ended chats for under-18s as tech giants split on erotic AI
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
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Roundup ‘Women could be sex robot winners’: 5 key takeaways from the Sex Robot Madness documentary
A review of key takeaways from the documentary 'Sex Robot Madness,' which explores the current state and future of sex robots through interviews with manufacturers, academics, and activists. The film covers debates around companionship
