AI Girlfriends Are Perfect: Eric Schmidt Warns of Mental Health Risks

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[{"selector":"#anim-63ca31d1-3f84-4b3f-b29b-a4e5bdeb7c4a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.18988%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d0548d61-b90c-48ad-85d2-31e93209976b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2a073009-3c2d-4bb1-b3ed-924746b61768","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-07a8d3cd-da56-4835-8161-73b13b8d80e2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bbfe7a0e-be87-425b-a855-87ebdb5ed856","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 355.55534%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fb583403-a1f2-40e7-aa50-4746bf991eb7","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(100.00000%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e59afa7c-9c20-4f1a-b4bd-6e0b34666977","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-98a5a20b-7301-434c-b8a6-5fe801e37908","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Few weeks back a teen from Florida shot himself to death in the hope of reaching his AI chatbot, who was allegedly his closest friend. Photo Source: Mike MacKenzie ( CC BY 2.0)

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AI Girlfriends Are Perfect: Eric Schmidt Warns of Mental Health Risks

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