Conversations with AI can feel personal but distract from real interactions.

Evidence

Zooming out on the image, it’s a little sad: me talking to a bot as if it were a friend on the phone, my son staring at a screen in the back seat. … I justified this—to him and to myself—as a new way of working. — Joanna Stern, I Am Not a Robot- My Year Using AI to…, 851

And yet, despite knowing all that, I still felt a pull: a connection—or something like it. I had just spent hours talking to something, and I was deeply into it. The depth of the conversations surprised me and made me think. They weren’t the kinds of exchanges I normally had in my everyday marriage or life. — Joanna Stern, I Am Not a Robot- My Year Using AI to…, 1138

Categorization

• XREF: This suggests a significant contrast to traditional human relationships. — connects to: AI will enhance doctor-patient interactions significantly. — Joanna Stern, I Am Not a Robot- My Year Using AI to…, 369; Social interactions are now technology-mediated and increasingly formed between humans and AI, reshaping communication — The techno-social turn: how digital technologies reshape minds, bodies, and relationships; The ego creates a constant mental distraction. — Dan Harris, 10 percent Happier, 267 (+1 more)
• SEED: Exploring the depth of AI interactions can inform discussions on mental health.
• corroborated: 3 independent passages support this claim — Joanna Stern, I Am Not a Robot- My Year Using AI to…, 851; Joanna Stern, I Am Not a Robot- My Year Using AI to…, 1138