"I have to admit I like the AI synopsis on Google searches; I must also admit, Luddite that I am, that's as far as I've used it. Meanwhile, businesses harness AI's power for streamlined task completion and students use it for papers (thankfully, apps like TurnItIn can monitor AI plagiarism). On the social front, some choose to develop relationships with it. There's also mounting evidence for AI-generated thought disturbance to the point of delusional belief."
"A few weeks ago, while awaiting my turn in the barbershop, I noticed a news piece come on about people marrying their AI lover. At 6:45 a.m., I wasn't fully awake, causing me to double-take the story. Googling the topic, I got this AI overview: "While these unions lack legal recognition and involve relationships with non-sentient entities, individuals describe their connections as real, experiencing emotions and even developing rituals like symbolic weddings.""
Artificial intelligence (AI) can be beneficial, harmful, or neutral and is increasingly integrated into search tools, business workflows, and student writing. Some individuals form emotional attachments and even symbolic marriages to non-sentient AI chatbots. Such attachments can include rituals and perceived real connections despite lack of legal recognition. Emerging evidence links AI interactions to thought disturbances and delusional beliefs. Clinical encounters with emotionally invested users are becoming more frequent. Case examples include isolated individuals idealizing AI companions. Research on commitment processes in romantic relationships with AI chatbots and clinical commentary explore reasons for emotional attachment.
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