AI 'companions' will become common

Conversational artificial intelligence (AI) systems are becoming easily accessible to ordinary users

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  • Scale
  • Lifelike interaction
  • Therapeutic function
  • Mixed messages
  • Growth potential
  • Unintended consequences
  • Cybersecurity
  • Antisocial content
  • Misinformation
  • Belief in sentience
  • Abuse of trust
  • Unpredictable influence
  • Damage to human-human relationships
  • Outlook

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