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184 How ChatGPT is becoming everyone’s BFF and why that’s dangerous

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FP Explainers @ Firstpost Tech 1 place · 09/14/2025 04:01 EDT

How ChatGPT is becoming everyone’s BFF and why that’s dangerous

An increasing number of people, adults and children alike, are making bots their besties: choosing AI-powered chatbots over humans. Is this a green flag or a red flag?

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