Can AI companions fix what causes loneliness, or only ease it?
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AI companions appear to ease loneliness in the short term, at least by people's own account. In a 2025 study in the Journal of Consumer Research, people who talked with one reported feeling less lonely, about as much as after talking with another person and more than after watching videos. In a week-long test, loneliness consistently dropped for a short time after use. The authors tied the effect especially to whether users felt heard, and participants underestimated how much it helped. The post Can AI companions fix what causes loneliness, or only ease it? appeared first on Digital Journal .
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