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“AI companions have also been linked to intensified loneliness and problematic use among vulnerable individuals (Alabed et al. 2024;Herbener & Damholdt 2025;Hu & Thomas 2025;Jacobs 2024).”
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- Authors
- Hu, J. M., & Thomas, M. F.
- Affiliations
- Michigan State University
- Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences
- Venue
- Information, Communication & Society
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2025-07-31
- Volume
- 29
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 981-998
- ISSN
- 1369-118X
- 1468-4462
- Cited by
- 6
- References
- 2
- Language
- en
- Funders
- Zhuoyue Fellowship offered by the School of Journalism
- Nanjing University
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