Can a chatbot be a good friend? Two Gen Z guinea pigs find out

from Brendan O'Connor · host RTÉ Radio 1

Kai Brosnan and Sophie Hynes - two younger people who undertook a one-week digital detox for the show last January - return to talk about a week of using AI chatbots to help run their lives and offer them advice on personal issues.

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