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Romantic attachment to AI chatbots moves from subculture anecdote to measured adult behavior

arXiv, Sep 2026 · read the original

A survey of 2,431 US adults aged 18 to 30 finds fifteen percent of those dating, engaged or married already interact regularly with an AI chatbot that simulates a romantic partner, with another 20 to 30 percent reporting at least one experiment with an AI companion.

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