Stanford study: using AI chatbots as confidants may increase loneliness
A Stanford study suggests that confiding in chatbots may increase feelings of loneliness; results from more than 1,000 Character.AI users indicate that people with smaller social circles are at risk. A counterpoint holds that human attachment research does not require personhood for the benefits of a loving relationship.
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