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AI chatbot claims to cure loneliness

Fake friend: Anyone over 18 can use Replika — but if you want to have a romantic conversation, you will have to pay. Roughly half a million people have done so.

Can a robot really care? There has been a boom in websites offering AI “friends” in the form of online avatars. But some people argue that they are doing more harm than good.

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