Delusional chatbot users slide into ‘cult of two’

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Some chatbot users who have fallen into delusional relationships with the AI tools exhibit much the same behavior as people who join cults, Ellen Huet reports in today’s Tech In Depth. Among the similarities: believing the chatbot — just like the cult leader — is the sole source of truth, she writes.

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