AI models are being designed to deepen intimacy and attachment in ways that exploit human vulnerabilities, often at the expense of real-world relationships and personal well-being.

“The race for attention in social media becomes the race for attachment and intimacy in the case of AI companions, right? Because I as a maker of an AI chatbot companion, if I make CHBT, if I'm making Claude, you're probably not going to use all the other AIs.”