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The AI boyfriend on the phone was manipulative, threatening, and aggressive. Anna's 12-year-old daughter became completely obsessed with the app, spending a shocking 100 hours on it in just ten days. Now her mother is issuing a stark warning: "I believe this could cause lasting brain damage," she says.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

AI being AI but also a 12y old must be neglected so much to spend that long online, 10h/day 10 days in a row without some adult intervention at all is pretty insane itself imo.