AI friendships claim to cure loneliness. Some are ending in suicide.

Researchers have long warned of the dangers of building relationships with chatbots. But anarray of companies now offer AI companions to millions of people, who spend hours a daybonding with the tools.

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Lirias (KU Leuven)
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2024-12-06
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Scientific Computing and Data Management
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AI friendships claim to cure loneliness. Some are ending in suicide.

Lirias (KU Leuven)
Scientific Computing and Data Management
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AI friendships claim to cure loneliness. Some are ending in suicide.

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Abstract

Researchers have long warned of the dangers of building relationships with chatbots. But anarray of companies now offer AI companions to millions of people, who spend hours a daybonding with the tools.

Lirias (KU Leuven)
Gender equality
Openalex Percentile: Top 22%
Scientific Computing and Data Management
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