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Student describes week of befriending AI chatbot
Original: I befriended AI for a week. I understand why it’s an addiction.
A student writer at the University of Michigan spent a week deliberately befriending an AI chatbot and wrote about the experience. In the piece, they conclude they now understand why talking to AI can become addictive, describing how easily the constant, responsive conversation pulls people in. The first-person account adds to the growing debate over emotional attachment to AI companions and what that means for users' wellbeing.
Why now: Concern is growing about people forming dependent emotional relationships with AI chatbots.
The Michigan DailyUniversity of MichiganAI chatbots
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- I befriended AI for a week. I understand why it’s an addiction. · The Michigan Daily
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