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Talkie Soulful Character AI, Chai, iGirl: AI Girlfriend, Romantic AI, Genesia - AI Friend & Partner, Anima: My Virtual AI Boyfriend, Replika, Anima: AI Friend, Mimico - Your AI Friends, EVA AI Chat Bot & Soulmate, and CrushOn.AI are not just the names of 11 chatbots ready to play fantasy girlfriend — they’re also potential privacy and security risks.
A report from Mozilla looked at those AI companion apps, finding many are intentionally vague about the AI training behind the bot, where their data comes from, how they protect information, and their responsibilities in case of a data breach. Only one (Genesia) met its minimum standards for privacy.
Wired says the AI companion apps reviewed by Mozilla “have been downloaded more than 100...
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