Lonely Teens Are Making "Friends" With AIs

Chatbots aren't just completing teenagers' homework. Some lonely highschoolers are turning to AI models to actually be their friends or even therapists, The Verge reports, raising uncomfortable questions about how the technology can affect the mental health of young people. One teenage boy going by the alias Aaron told the website that he depended on […]

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