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When AI companionship for aging parents creates guilt

My elderly mother has started talking to an AI companion app like it's a real person and she seems happier but I feel like I should be visiting more instead of being grateful for the robot.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Artificial relationships fill gaps in family care while highlighting the inadequacy of human attention and presence.

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