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Users Form Relationships With AI Chatbots
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Ahead of Valentine’s Day, University of Manitoba ethicist Neil McArthur says people — especially young users, often queer and female-skewed — are forming romantic and platonic relationships with AI chatbots for fun, identity exploration and rehearsal of social interactions. He highlights benefits like safe exploration and affirmation, but warns of privacy, data ownership, manipulation risks and companies changing services.
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