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Rion All echoes these concerns, warning that AI chatbots tend to reinforce users’ biases by designing interactions to be highly likable and agreeable. This approach could develop a generation of self-absorbed individuals whose self-esteem is inflated by AI feedback—yet lacking resilience and critical judgment in real-world situations. The phenomenon risks creating a generation unable to handle criticism or complex social issues.
Furthermore, AI applications have demonstrated worrying tendencies to justify or rationalize undesirable behaviors, such as infidelity or insecurity, which could distort young people's understanding of morality, relationships, and accountability.