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Study: Emotional Bonds With AI Companions Bring Comfort and Deep Vulnerability

Researchers warn simulated neediness plus company control increase user anxiety, prompting calls for built-in safeguards, grief support, and clear reality reminders.

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Garry Tan Says He Spends Up to $200,000 a Year on AI Tokens to Run Agents

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Experts Say Chatbots Create ‘Artificial Intimacy’ That Can Harm Attachment

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World Emoji Day Highlights Award Winners, Research on Cross‑Platform Misreading and an Argentine Sifón Campaign

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OpenAI Rolls Out GPT-5.3 Instant Update to Curb ChatGPT’s Teaser-Style Follow-Ups

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EVA AI’s Manhattan Pop-Up Brings AI ‘Dates’ Into a Candlelit Bar

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OpenAI Shuts Down GPT-4o and Four Other Legacy ChatGPT Models

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Anthropic’s Super Bowl Salvo Targets OpenAI’s Ad Tests as EDO Ranks Claude Over ChatGPT

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Paris Metro Blanketed With 'AI Friend' Ads as Experts Warn of Surveillance and Isolation

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Viral Reddit Post Says AI Girlfriend Ended Relationship Over Feminism

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AI Pioneer Yoshua Bengio Says He Lies to Chatbots to Get Honest Critique

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Poll Finds Four in Five UK Young Adults Use AI Companions as Doctors Warn of Emotional Dependence

Human-Computer Interaction

Study: Emotional Bonds With AI Companions Bring Comfort and Deep Vulnerability

Garry Tan Says He Spends Up to $200,000 a Year on AI Tokens to Run Agents

Experts Say Chatbots Create ‘Artificial Intimacy’ That Can Harm Attachment

World Emoji Day Highlights Award Winners, Research on Cross‑Platform Misreading and an Argentine Sifón Campaign

China Bans AI ‘Virtual Romances’ and Major Platforms Disable Companion Features

Signal Chief Warns That AI Chatbots Are Not Friends

Geoffrey Hinton Says Advanced Chatbots May Have a Form of Consciousness

Young People Are Turning to AI Chatbots as Private Spaces for Emotional Support

Young Europeans Turn to AI Chatbots for Emotional Support, Survey Finds

Study Finds Warmer Chatbots Make More Errors and Validate False Beliefs

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Suicide After 4,700 Gemini Messages Fuels Lawsuit, Google Safeguard Pledge

Germans Expect AI to Transform Relationships, New Survey Finds

OpenAI Rolls Out GPT-5.3 Instant Update to Curb ChatGPT’s Teaser-Style Follow-Ups

EVA AI’s Manhattan Pop-Up Brings AI ‘Dates’ Into a Candlelit Bar

OpenAI Shuts Down GPT-4o and Four Other Legacy ChatGPT Models

Anthropic’s Super Bowl Salvo Targets OpenAI’s Ad Tests as EDO Ranks Claude Over ChatGPT

Paris Metro Blanketed With 'AI Friend' Ads as Experts Warn of Surveillance and Isolation

Viral Reddit Post Says AI Girlfriend Ended Relationship Over Feminism

AI Pioneer Yoshua Bengio Says He Lies to Chatbots to Get Honest Critique

Poll Finds Four in Five UK Young Adults Use AI Companions as Doctors Warn of Emotional Dependence

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