Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. A California man was federally charged for allegedly scamming more than 2 million from people over popular dating apps by posing as someone who was "financially successful and knowledgeable about investments," prosecutors said. Christopher Earl Lloyd, 39, of Whittier, is now facing a 14-count federal indictment in connection with the alleged scheme he carried out for nearly three years on dating apps such as Tinder, Hinge and Bumble, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office of the Central District of California. "According to the indictment that a federal grand jury returned on July 2, from April 2021 to February 2024, Lloyd used dating apps and websites to befriend and engage in romantic relationships with his victims. Lloyd lied to his victims to give them the impression that he was financially successful and knowledgeable about investments," the Attorney's Office said.

In the 2013 Spike Jonze film "Her," Theodore (played brilliantly by Joaquin Phoenix) is a lonely writer who begins interacting with an AI system that names itself Samantha (voiced by Scarlett Johansson). Spoiler Alert: As the operating system expands its capabilities via artificial "learning," Theodore becomes fully emotionally involved with the technology. Meta wants to make this into a reality. Mark Zuckerberg went on a recent media tour to promote that Meta is seeking to transform its Meta AI chatbots into friends, under the guise of helping the very real loneliness epidemic. He shared on a podcast, "The average American has, I think, it's fewer than three friends… And the average person has demand for meaningfully more," guessing that desired number at around 15.

Whether it's Tinder or Hinge, anyone with an online dating account will know that choosing the perfect pictures and words for your profile is a tricky business. From candid photos to funny jokes, it can be difficult to know what will help you bag the likes in a sea of profiles. But help is at hand, as scientists have revealed the one word you definitely should not include on your profile. According to researchers from the University of Warsaw, the word'vegetarian' will immediately put off potential dates. In a new study, the team found that being a vegetarian makes both women and men less attractive as potential partners.

Reactions to the allegations in a lawsuit that longtime Fox Sports talk show host Skip Bayless sexually harassed his hairstylist and that FS1 host Joy Taylor had romantic relationships with two prominent co-workers are littering social media. It was no surprise that three of the most prominent voices in sports talk television -- all of whom previously worked at Fox Sports -- cleared their throats and let it fly. For Marcellus Wiley, a former NFL player who previously worked at FS1, the lawsuit confirmed what he already suspected. Former Fox Sports host Jason Whitlock congratulated himself for being wary of women in the network's makeup room, then went over the top with sexist comments about Taylor. And Stephen A. Smith, who pioneered debate sports TV with Bayless on ESPN's "First Take" from 2012-16, essentially became a character witness for Bayless while underscoring that the lawsuit should be taken seriously.

It might seem a little convenient coming from a group of highly educated scientists. But researchers now say that geeks make better romantic partners than any muscle-bound meathead. In a new study, scientists from Oakland University claim that intelligent men have better relationship outcomes and are less likely to be abusive towards their partners. And, in good news for nerds, the researchers even claim that smarter men are less likely to suffer from erectile dysfunction. The scientists tested the intelligence of men in heterosexual relationships and then surveyed them for a range of different positive or negative relationship traits.

We study the presence of heteronormative biases and prejudice against interracial romantic relationships in large language models by performing controlled name-replacement experiments for the task of relationship prediction. We show that models are less likely to predict romantic relationships for (a) same-gender character pairs than different-gender pairs; and (b) intra/inter-racial character pairs involving Asian names as compared to Black, Hispanic, or White names. We examine the contextualized embeddings of first names and find that gender for Asian names is less discernible than non-Asian names. We discuss the social implications of our findings, underlining the need to prioritize the development of inclusive and equitable technology.

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. A few months ago, Derek Carrier started seeing someone and became infatuated. He experienced a "ton" of romantic feelings but he also knew it was an illusion. That's because his girlfriend was generated by artificial intelligence.

Relationships are essential to our happiness and wellbeing. The dissolution of a relationship, the final stage of relationship's lifecycle and one of the most stressful events in an individual's life, can have profound and long-lasting impacts on people. With the breakup process increasingly facilitated by computer-mediated communication (CMC), and the likely future influence of AI-mediated communication (AIMC) tools, we conducted a semi-structured interview study with 21 participants. We aim to understand: 1) the current role of technology in the breakup process, 2) the needs and support individuals have during the process, and 3) how AI might address these needs. Our research shows that people have distinct needs at various stages of ending a relationship. Presently, technology is used for information gathering and community support, acting as a catalyst for breakups, enabling ghosting and blocking, and facilitating communication. Participants anticipate that AI could aid in sense-making of their relationship leading up to the breakup, act as a mediator, assist in crafting appropriate wording, tones, and language during breakup conversations, and support companionship, reflection, recovery, and growth after a breakup. Our findings also demonstrate an overlap between the breakup process and the Transtheoretical Model (TTM) of behavior change. Through the lens of TTM, we explore the potential support and affordances AI could offer in breakups, including its benefits and the necessary precautions regarding AI's role in this sensitive process.

Occasionally, the creators of the AI chatbot app Replika manage to get the attention of the people. These AI chatbot companions can sometimes simulate really good conversations, and Replika is certainly one of the better examples of that. When it was initially released, people were able to enjoy its many features without buying it. Some people developed meaningful connections to their chatbots, which had some people who don't understand mocking and laughing at them. In reality, some people are dealing with mental health issues.

It's the go-to dating app for many people looking for love, and now Hinge has introduced a new feature called'Relationship Type.' The tool allows users to specify the type of commitment they're looking for, whether it's monogamous or polyamorous. Michelle Parsons, Chief Product Officer at Hinge, said: 'With the launch of Relationship Type, we are empowering users to openly share what kind of relationship they are looking for, and as a result, have a new way to know if someone's dating goals match theirs from the moment they look at their profile.' It's the go-to dating app for many people looking for love, and now Hinge has introduced a new feature called'Relationship Type' The tool allows users to specify the type of commitment they're looking for, whether it's monogamous or polyamorous Most singletons want monogamous relationships, in which they only have one partner. However, research has shown that about five per cent of relationships are openly non-monogamous, or polyamorous.