
AI Companion Bots Are Becoming a Public Health Problem
A new Brookings policy brief argues that companion bots need public-health style oversight as emotional AI moves into daily life.
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A new Brookings policy brief argues that companion bots need public-health style oversight as emotional AI moves into daily life.
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