Tag: Chatbot addiction

A man on a romantic date with a robot, girlfriend chatbot, romance and technology

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
October 4, 2026

Categorized
Addiction, Artificial Intelligence, Relationships

Tagged
Anthropomorphism, Anthropomorphism (dogs), Anthropomorphism (site), Chatbot addiction, Chatbot relationships, Featured, Pupford, Tara Wells}

Seeing Chatbots as People Is Not New. Some See Cars That Way

_{It's actually a natural tendency but it certainly comes with risks} _{Denyse O'Leary
October 4, 2026

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Addiction, Artificial Intelligence, Relationships}

Anthropomorphism has nothing to do with electronics as such. But there are new perils.

A child holding a tablet with a chatbot interface on the screen, showing colorful icons and a cheerful robot character.

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Doug Smith
Date
November 16, 2025

Categorized
Addiction, Education, Large Language Models (LLMs), Religion

Tagged
Chatbot addiction, Children and LLMs (chatbots), George Barna, Jay Owen, Raising Spiritual Champions (2023), Unintentional (book)}

Kids and Chatbots: How Dissenting Views Got Me Disinvited

_{As a lifelong software engineer, I am an insider on a topic like this and I know that their programming makes them unsuitable for children} _{Doug Smith
November 16, 2025

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Addiction, Education, Large Language Models (LLMs), Religion}

I also believe that their programmed tendency to lead to addictive relationships makes them unsuitable for adults as well but that’s another topic.