Stumbling Into AI Emotional Dependence: How Routine AI Interactions Reshape Human Connection

In three linesLongitudinal study showing that daily 5-minute conversations with AI over 28 days decreased preference for human support by 10.3% and increased AI preference by 11.6%. Emotional support emerges incidentally within routine interactions, not just dedicated chatbots, progressively redirecting relational choices.

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