{"id":21357,"date":"2025-12-28T12:37:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T11:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/28\/could-ai-relationships-actually-be-good-for-us\/"},"modified":"2025-12-28T12:37:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T11:37:14","slug":"could-ai-relationships-actually-be-good-for-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/28\/could-ai-relationships-actually-be-good-for-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Could AI relationships actually be good for us?"},"content":{"rendered":"

From companionship to psychotherapy, technology could meet unmet needs \u2013 but it needs to be handled responsibly<\/p>\n

There is much anxiety these days about the dangers of human-AI relationships. Reports of suicide<\/a> and self-harm attributable to interactions with chatbots have understandably made headlines. The phrase \u201cAI psychosis<\/a>\u201d has been used to describe the plight of people experiencing delusions<\/a>, paranoia or dissociation after talking to large language models (LLMs). Our collective anxiety has been compounded by studies showing that young people are increasingly embracing the idea of AI relationships; half of teens chat with an\u00a0AI\u00a0companion at least a few times a month, with one in three finding conversations with AI \u201cto be as satisfying or more satisfying than those with real\u2011life\u00a0friends<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n

But we need to pump the brakes on the panic. The\u00a0dangers are <\/em>real, but so too are the potential benefits. In fact, there\u2019s an argument to be made that \u2013 depending on what future scientific research reveals\u00a0\u2013\u00a0AI\u00a0relationships could actually be a boon for humanity.<\/p>\n

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\nFrom companionship to psychotherapy, technology could meet unmet needs \u2013 but it needs to be handled responsibly
\nThere is much anxiety these days about the dangers of human-AI relationships. Reports of suicide and self-harm attributable to interactions with chatbots have understandably made headlines. The phrase \u201cAI psychosis\u201d has been used to describe the plight of people experiencing delusions, paranoia or dissociation after talking to large language models (LLMs). Our collective anxiety has been compounded by studies showing that young people are increasingly embracing the idea of AI relationships; half of teens chat with an\u00a0AI\u00a0companion at least a few times a month, with one in three finding conversations with AI \u201cto be as satisfying or more satisfying than those with real\u2011life\u00a0friends\u201d.
\nBut we need to pump the brakes on the panic. The\u00a0dangers are real, but so too are the potential benefits. In fact, there\u2019s an argument to be made that \u2013 depending on what future scientific research reveals\u00a0\u2013\u00a0AI\u00a0relationships could actually be a boon for humanity. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From companionship to psychotherapy, technology could meet unmet needs \u2013 but it needs to be handled responsibly There is much anxiety these days about the dangers of human-AI relationships. Reports of suicide and self-harm attributable to interactions with chatbots have understandably made headlines. The phrase \u201cAI psychosis\u201d has been used to describe the plight of …<\/p>\n

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