Young adults ditching pals on social media in favour of AI chatbot 'friends'
- Posted on April 1, 2026
- By The Daily Star
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Young adults ditching pals on social media in favour of AI chatbot 'friends'
More than half of UK adults (54%) now use AI tools, which jumps to 79% in 16-24 year olds, and around one in eight are turning to AIs like ChatGPT and Gemini for friendship
