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AI chatbots upended their lives. They found support from each other

By Shannon Bond
Published January 20, 2026 at 1:29 PM PST

People using AI chatbots are experiencing unhealthy emotional attachments or breaks with reality. Now a group of affected people are turning to each other for support.

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Shannon Bond
Shannon Bond is a correspondent at NPR, covering how misleading narratives and false claims circulate online and offline, and their impact on society and democracy.
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