perfectly aligned with the audience, something that we spoke about in another article when it comes to companionship

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If companionship, validation, reassurance, or conflict rehearsal increasingly happens with AI rather

We are seeing the birth of this technology in AI “companionship apps”, or in Google’s recent announcement

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For further insight: We wrote an in-depth article on sexualized AI companionship apps, a must-read for caregivers, and educators. https://thewhitehatter.ca/blog/has-your-child-downloaded-a-sexualized-ai-companionship-app

A chatbot that simulates companionship, a game that includes voice chat and private messaging, or an

and those who engage in sugaring, make it publicly known that they are only looking for a “consenting companionship It’s about looking for online “companionship” – wink, wink. However, we know that with teens this companionship will often lead to hypersexualized pictures and text Is there some sugaring where there is just companionship without hypersexualized or sexualized behavior

Many youth are now engaging with AI based “companionship” apps that the research is showing can have