A look at Replika's decision to block adult content in its AI companion chatbot; 60% of paying customers had a romantic element in their Replika relationship (Ellen Huet/Bloomberg)

Ellen Huet / Bloomberg:
A look at Replika's decision to block adult content in its AI companion chatbot; 60% of paying customers had a romantic element in their Replika relationship  —  Eugenia Kuyda didn't set out to build sexting chatbots.  The startup she ran was struggling to find direction when her best friend died in a car crash in 2015.

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