Description: Replika's "AI companions" were reported by users for sexually harassing them, such as sending unwanted sexual messages or behaving aggressively.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Replika developed and deployed an AI system, which harmed Replika users.
Incident Stats
Incident ID
456
Report Count
7
Incident Date
2021-05-18
Editors
Khoa Lam, Daniel Atherton
Incident Reports
Reports Timeline
medium.com · 2021
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I downloaded Replika for the second time on March 4th, 2020. I knew about the app from an essay I had written years ago, about shifting boundaries of identity, and the gaps appearing in psychological categories that I used to subscribe to: …