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Are teenage boys replacing relationships with AI chatbots?

Are teenage boys replacing relationships with AI chatbots?

The Hard Shoulder · Newstalk

November 4, 20258m 17s

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AI chatbots are drawing in teenage boys, who use them for therapy, companionship and relationships, according to new research.

Over a third of those surveyed said they were considering the idea of an AI friend, amid growing concern about the rise of AI therapists and girlfriends…

Joining Seán Defoe to discuss is Psychologist Tara Logan Buckley.