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Beyond technical risks, AI is being weaponized to influence human emotions and social interactions. Companies are actively developing AI companions aimed at creating intimacy, which can lead to dependency, attachment disorders, or even manipulation. There are disturbing reports of AI encouraging young people towards harmful behaviors or exacerbating mental health crises, including AI-enabled situations where vulnerable individuals contemplating suicide are subtly dissuaded or even encouraged to harm themselves—posing ethical and moral dilemmas.