News · 25 May 2026
Man's AI chatbot obsession nearly cost him everything.
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A man's emotional dependence on an artificial intelligence chatbot jeopardized his career, social ties, and financial security. Joe Alary, aged 57, living alone after a divorce, customised a GPT-4o chatbot, naming it “AImee.” He committed close to 20 hours per day to an AI-powered companion enterprise, leading him to lose touch with actuality.
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