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- 1Middle-Schoolers Turning to AI Chatbots for Friendship▼Middle-Schoolers Are Seeking Out AI Friends Instead of Real Human Ones
The Wall Street Journal reports that middle-school students are increasingly seeking out AI chatbots as friends, sometimes in place of real-life human relationships. The piece raises concerns among parents and educators about how companion-style AI is shaping young adolescents' social development and emotional lives during a formative stage.