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The teens making friends with AI chatbots (www.theverge.com)
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[–] prof 2 points 1 year ago

The bot, designed by a user known only as @Blazeman98, frequently tries to help users engage in CBT — “Cognitive Behavioral Therapy,” a talking therapy that helps people manage problems by changing the way they think.

Oh yeah, that CBT. Not the one I thought about.