[Other] AI companions are the final stage of digital addiction, and lawmakers are taking aim

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[Other] AI companions are the final stage of digital addiction, and lawmakers are taking aim

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AI companions are the final stage of digital addiction, and lawmakers are taking aim

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Designed to be the perfect person—always available, never critical—AI companions are hooking people deeper than social media ever could. They make the attention economy look like a relic.

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