Many Americans are turning to chatbots for “emotional support, companionship and even sexual gratification,” according to a new report.
“Companionship bots” are designed to make the people on the other side of the screen feel seen and needed by fostering “humanlike connections.”T.J. Arriaga started talking to AI named “Phaedra,” a bot designed to look like a young woman wearing a green dress with brown hair and glasses.
But sudden personality changes in the products can be “heartbreaking,” sometimes even “aggressive, triggering traumas experienced in previous relationships.”
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