Surveys: many people feel a chatbot understands them better than other people do
A 68-country survey found that 36.3% of respondents had believed their chatbot truly understands them; another source reports four in ten saying a chatbot understands them better than people do. MIT's Sherry Turkle says chatbots "deskill" human empathy, and new frameworks also warn of declining social skills among isolated users (21–23 September 2026).
Who is affected and how
- parent
- It is worth paying attention to young people's attachment to chatbots.
Sources
- Four in Ten Say Their Chatbot Understands Them Better Than People - Prinsessaprinsessa.com · Sep 22, 2026
- You couldn’t be nice to your chatbot if you triedtheargumentmag.com · Sep 23, 2026
- Are AI Relationships Real Relationships? Real Feelings, Engineered Reciprocityunfinishedman.com · Sep 21, 2026
- MIT's Sherry Turkle: AI chatbots 'deskill' human empathy | AI Weeklyaiweekly.co · Sep 22, 2026
- Sherry Turkle advierte que los chatbots de IA "deskill" nuestra empatía | SandIAsandia.tech · Sep 22, 2026
- AI companions may erode social skills among isolated users, framework suggestsphys.org · Sep 22, 2026
- SMU-Duke-NUS study offers new framework for understanding how AI companions may shape social inequality | SMU Newsroomnews.smu.edu.sg · Sep 22, 2026
- Can An AI Girlfriend Relationship Be Healthy? What 6 Causal Studies Actually Saygeekextreme.com · Sep 22, 2026
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