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AI companions are no longer just tools. For some, they are confidants, sounding boards and sources of emotional support. But when a chatbot is always available, always agreeable and never asks anything of us, what does that do to the way we relate to people? On the Deep Dive podcast, Steven Chia and Tiffany Ang speak with Associate Professor Swapna Verma from the Institute of Mental Health and Associate Professor Jennifer Ang from the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) about the appeal — and risks — of forming close connections with AI companions, especially for a generation growing up as AI natives. Watch: https://cna.asia/4fcPd2y