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Dating app Flirtini conducted a study and found that not only is there a growing trend of people using dating apps to make friends, but more than half of the adults surveyed admitted they turned to artificial intelligence to cope with loneliness. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
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A post shared by Starpery Tech starperydollofficial. Aside from serving as some sort of digital wingman or wingwoman, many users have found that it also offers them someone to chat with and confide in. MIT sociologist Sherry Turkle spoke earlier this year about her concerns for individuals who turn to chatbots to feel less alone. Postmedia is committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion.
