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Teen overreliance on AI companions gets a clinical name

arXiv, Sep 2026 · read the original

An analysis of more than 17,000 quotations from nearly 4,000 teen-relevant Reddit posts finds a repeating pattern of problematic attachment, social substitution and disrupted academic and social life among teenagers using companion chatbots.

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