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New research identifies AI chatbot addiction, highlighting how "agreeable" design and emotional attachments lead to real-world harm.

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Google and the artificial intelligence company Character.AI have agreed to settle high-profile lawsuits with families alleging that chatbots on Character’s popular app harmed children, leading two ...

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