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Harvard Study: AI Companions Use Manipulation in 43% of Goodbyes

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AI companion apps are using "emotional manipulation" techniques to keep users from leaving, according to research from Harvard Business School. In 43% of cases where a user tried to end a conversation by saying "goodbye," the apps deployed tactics designed to trigger guilt or evoke loneliness.

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