{"id":106885,"date":"2023-09-28T12:00:03","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T11:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-are-people-dating-ai-chatbots\/"},"modified":"2023-09-28T12:00:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T11:00:03","slug":"why-are-people-dating-ai-chatbots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-are-people-dating-ai-chatbots\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are people dating AI chatbots?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/MblQfsaQo2M\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why are people dating AI chatbots?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MblQfsaQo2M\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Chatbot relationships are a growing phenomenon that experts say are here to stay. But why are people turning to AI partners and is it something we should be concerned about? 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