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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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Sophie Atkinson is a UK-based journalist and content writer, as well as a founder of a content agency which focuses on storytelling through social media… A new study looking at AI large language ...