You may soonย have an AI agent helping you navigate the world. That agent will know lots about you โ things like where you travel, what you buy, when youโre stressed โ and its only objective will be to please you. This bot may turn out to be a dispassionate helper. But as the technology advances, it may well become your AI friend, or even something more.
That, at least, is the future AI companion app Replika is betting on. The company already has millions of users whoโve built relationships with AI companions, and now itโs looking to extend those virtual connections into its usersโ physical lives.