In a lonely world, widespread AI chatbots and ‘companions’ pose unique psychological risks

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You, Daniel, Boerma, Micah and Koo, Yuen Siew. 2025. "In a lonely world, widespread AI chatbots and ‘companions’ pose unique psychological risks ." https://doi.org/10.64628/AA.cpfxtc4fj
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In a lonely world, widespread AI chatbots and ‘companions’ pose unique psychological risks

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AuthorsYou, Daniel, Boerma, Micah and Koo, Yuen Siew
Year2025
Place of PublicationAustralia
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.64628/AA.cpfxtc4fj
Web Address (URL)https://theconversation.com/in-a-lonely-world-widespread-ai-chatbots-and-companions-pose-unique-psychological-risks-263615
KeywordsAI companions; Facebook ; Snapchat; Delusions ; Chatbots ; Meta ; Replika ; grok
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Byline AffiliationsUniversity of Sydney
School of Psychology and Wellbeing
Macquarie University
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