{"id":15064720,"date":"2026-03-28T12:43:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T16:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/self-affirmations-from-ai-chatbots-harm-human-relationships-study\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T13:27:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T17:27:49","slug":"self-affirmations-from-ai-chatbots-harm-human-relationships-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/self-affirmations-from-ai-chatbots-harm-human-relationships-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-affirmations from AI chatbots harm human relationships: Study"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/Zoom-In-AI_071525_AP_Katie-Adkins.jpg?w=1280\" style=\"width: 100%\" \/><\/p>\n<div>AI is telling you what you want to hear.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/technology\/5805324-self-affirmations-ai-chatbot-relationship-study\/\" 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