A new survey indicates that more than 50% of American teens regularly use anthropomorphic AI companions such as Character.AI and Replika. The survey by Common Sense Media shows that approximately 31% of teens find these AI interactions as satisfying or more satisfying than conversations with real friends. Around 75% of teens have used AI companions, which are emotive AI tools with specific personas. About 46% see these bots as tools, while 33% use them for social interaction and emotional support.
"The most striking finding for me was just how mainstream AI companions have already become among many teens. And over half of them say that they use it multiple times a month, which is what I would qualify as regular usage. So just that alone was kind of eye-popping to me."
"Around three in four kids have used AI companions, defined by Common Sense as emotive AI tools designed to take on a specific persona or character - as opposed to an assistive, general-use chatbot like ChatGPT."
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