People need someone to talk to, someone who can listen and know how to listen. "Most people do not listen with the intent to understand, they listen with the intent to reply" (don't remember who said that quote). With less connection and communication between the young and the adult in a meaningful way, its no surprise that when tools like those on character.ai become available they will be used to satisfy a need among the young (and the adult too, they are just slower to the cake). And if they AIs are helpful, then why not use them?

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Character.ai: Young people turning to AI therapist bots