AI companions may erode social skills among isolated users, framework suggests

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As AI companions become more commonplace, new research from Singapore Management University (SMU) and Duke-NUS Medical School argues that the real question is no longer whether these technologies are beneficial or harmful, but who benefits, who is mo…

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Tue, 22 Sep 2026 21:20:04 UTC.

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