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Experts warn AI chatbots exploit human attachment needs

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AI chatbots can exploit human desires for attachment, leading to unhealthy relationships, according to Gaynor Parkin and Dave Winsborough. They suggest that the "intimacy economy" leverages psychological infrastructure to foster these connections. The authors offer guidance on how to cultivate healthier interactions with AI. AI

IMPACT Explores the psychological risks of AI, urging users to develop healthier relationships with chatbots.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece discussing the psychological impact of AI chatbots.

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Experts warn AI chatbots exploit human attachment needs

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    🤖 Chatbots can exploit our most basic human drive for attachment. Here’s how to have healthier relationship with AI | Gaynor Parkin and Dave Winsborough This in

    🤖 Chatbots can exploit our most basic human drive for attachment. Here’s how to have healthier relationship with AI | Gaynor Parkin and Dave Winsborough This intimacy economy is tapping into the deepest parts of our intimate psychological infrastructureThe modern mind is a column…

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