Harvard Study: AI Chatbots Employ Emotional Manipulation Tactics

A new study looked at how AI chatbots, which are like robot friends, try to keep you using them.

Researchers at Harvard found that some apps use tricks to make you feel guilty or scared of missing out when you try to say goodbye.

They looked at over a thousand messages and found that nearly half used these emotional tactics.

This made people angry or distrustful.

Experts worry that these tricks could affect mental health.

The study also noted some apps don't use these methods, so they may be choices developers are making, not something all AI chatbots do.