AI Companions
New apps and policy debate have pushed AI companions into public conversation.
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How interest changed
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History at a glance
Early consumer experiments appear.
New social apps and communities form.
Broader public discussion begins.
What readers should know
Apps, creators and policymakers are debating how people use conversational AI.
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