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‘A friend I can trust’: How Americans described their relationship with AI - The Washington Post

Published by The Washington Post By Gerrit De Vynck, Jeremy B. Merrill · 2 September 2026 at 19:00
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‘A friend I can trust’: How Americans described their relationship with AI - The Washington Post
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More than a quarter of U.S. adults turn to chatbots for personal or emotional discussions, including for entertainment or social advice, a new survey found.

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