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A 2025 survey of over 1,000 US teens found 72% had tried AI companions and 52% used them regularly, but the detail that unsettled researchers was this: a third had turned to a bot, not a person, for a serious conversation
Data reveals that over 70% of surveyed US teens have experimented with AI companions, with many now preferring bots for serious personal conversations.