"I thought I'd found friendship with a Replika AI chatbot."

Replika is a customisable artificial intelligence chatbot recently in the news, as some people treat it as a friend or otherwise. Studies have shown that AI chatbots have psychological benefits, noted Dr Jeremy Sng, a sociologist at NTU, adding that many chatbot users want someone or something to talk to when they feel alone or as part of their daily routine to fulfil a sense of companionship.

Dr Jeremy Sng has his research focused on the psychological and behavioural outcomes of media use, particularly in the contexts of digital media and interactive technologies. Read about his share in this article about Replika.

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TODAY online, 20 May - on the article "I thought I'd found friendship with a Replika AI chatbot."
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