Tech Developers Say AI Chatbots Can Battle Loneliness and Depression. Experts Are Skeptical.
February 16, 2026
Research on harassment experienced by users of AI companion chatbots, led by Afsaneh Razi, PhD, in the College of Computing & Informatics, was cited in a Feb. 9 WNBC-TV (NBC-New York) story about how people are using chatbots to cope with loneliness and depression.
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