Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
“Friend” is a wearable device that’s always listening to you—and people around you—and it ‘talks’ to you by text message.
AI companions are clearly a bad idea for some people. But not everyone is so lucky: 73 percent of 18- to 22-year-old workers reported feeling alone sometimes or always long before the widespread introduction of AI chatbots in 2023. For these lonely young people, AI companions are better than nothing. #AI #technology #chatgpt
“Friend” is a wearable device that’s always listening to you—and people around you—and it ‘talks’ to you by text message.
AI companions are clearly a bad idea for some people. But not everyone is so lucky: 73 percent of 18- to 22-year-old workers reported feeling alone sometimes or always long before the widespread introduction of AI chatbots in 2023. For these lonely young people, AI companions are better than nothing. #AI #technology #chatgpt
