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AI companionship gets pitched as a style choice, not a coping mechanism

The Digital Runway, Nov 11 · read the original

A culture and technology newsletter asks whether AI boyfriends are becoming fashion's next accessory, treating a chatbot companion as something to display rather than something to explain away.

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