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AI Companions Reduce Loneliness

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Main Authors:	De Freitas, Julian, Uguralp, Ahmet K, Uguralp, Zeliha O, Stefano, Puntoni
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2024
Subjects:	Computers and Society Artificial Intelligence
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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