{"id":293065,"date":"2025-11-05T12:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T12:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/are-ai-chatbot-partners-helping-or-harming-lonely-people-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T12:05:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T12:05:00","slug":"are-ai-chatbot-partners-helping-or-harming-lonely-people-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/are-ai-chatbot-partners-helping-or-harming-lonely-people-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Are AI chatbot partners helping or harming lonely people? | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/Fj6LE25bzzk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Are AI chatbot partners helping or harming lonely people? | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fj6LE25bzzk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>ITV News&#8217; Sangita Lal looks into the potential benefits and dangers of AI companions. 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