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Lonely seniors are turning to AI for friendship: Why Nana's new BFF may be a robot

The move could correlate with improved mental health, experts say.

Everybody needs some botty.

And when there aren’t any warm bodies in the room, folks over 50 are turning to chatbots for companionship — so says a recent survey on seniors and sophisticated technology.

“Artificial intelligence (AI) has changed the way we live, and its impact on seniors is no exception,” wrote the authors of an October report from Carewell, a virtual home healthcare hub.

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