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Psychology Today · November 8, 2026 · On the brief until November 22, 2026

Turkle's Terror: Frictionless AI Is a Relational Trap

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providing frictionless social companionship

Conversational artificial intelligence offers frictionless interactions that reduce short-term loneliness without emotional risk. These systems eliminate the natural cycle of rupture and repair that builds interpersonal resilience. Researchers and clinicians must now address how synthetic intimacy weakens human distress tolerance.

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Consider whether artificial companionship functions as a protective coping tool or an avoidance behavior that accelerates social atrophy.

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