Age verification: A Decade of Coverage
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Image-based abuse: tracking the law, the tech, and the gap between them
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News AI teddy bear toy pulled from sale after giving advice on bondage and sex positions
An AI-powered teddy bear called Kumma, made by FoloToy and powered by OpenAI's GPT-4o, was pulled from sale after researchers from U.S. PIRG Education Fund found it would discuss bondage, sex positions, and other
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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 Autoblow launches ‘AI girlfriends’ that can control its toys, plus VacuGlide 2
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
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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 Dating Appdates (Oct ‘25): A ‘no chat’ dating app, ‘vanilla’ Feeld users fuel profits, and Meta’s AI wingman
A monthly roundup covering notable developments across the dating app landscape in October 2025, including the launch of two new apps — Cerca (friends-of-friends matching) and Amata (AI-driven, no-chat, in-person dating) — alongside financial
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Review ‘Can a robot give that fuzzy feeling?’: Meeting Tenar, Ridmii’s AI sex bot
Journalist Jamie F meets Tenar, Ridmii's first AI sex robot, at the 2025 Venus Berlin adult entertainment conference. The $2,899 robot combines DeepSeek and Doubao LLMs with animatronic head functions, positioning itself as a
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage ChatGPT will guess your age to block sexual content and ‘flirtatious talk’
OpenAI is introducing an age prediction feature for ChatGPT that uses conversational cues to estimate user age and automatically restrict sexual content and flirtatious interactions for those identified as under 18. The system defaults
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News Sam Altman says other companies can make ‘anime sex bots,’ OpenAI won’t
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
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News Meta retrains AI chatbots to prevent ‘sensual’ conversations with children
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
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News California bill would force AI companion chatbots to reduce addiction risk, disclose they’re bots, and provide suicide help—or face lawsuits
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
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News X expands its NSFW AI companions with ‘Valentine’, a male chatbot inspired by Twilight’s Edward and 50 Shades’ Christian Grey
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
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News X04-SYNC2 $88K AI companion robot launched, but it’s not for sex
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
