Turning to AI chatbots for love 

KSL's Inside Sources

Turning to AI chatbots for love 

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Published on May 19, 2026, 12:35:52 PM
Total time: 00:18:07

Episode Description

New data reveals just how romantic companionships with artificial intelligence are on the rise... and they're quietly disrupting real-life relationships. Brigham Young University's Wheatley Institute and the Institute for Family Studies shed some deeper insights into how these relationships are affecting our in-person relationships, including our romantic relationships. Co-author of the study, BYU professor Dr. Brian Willoughby, joins the conversation.  

 

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